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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 492 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1987, chapter 488; in 1993, chapter 817; in 1996, chapter 351<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 394<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 836<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86745,"section_number":"3.2-6521","catch_line":"Rabies inoculation of companion animals; availability of certificate; rabies clinics","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6521\/"},{"id":67259,"section_number":"3.2-6527","catch_line":"How to obtain license","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6527\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":198763,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70250,"identifier":"3.2-6526","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/5\/3.2-6526","url":"\/3.2-6526\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6526\/","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/5\/3.2-6526","dublin_core":{"Title":"What dog or cat license shall consist of","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6526","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A dog or cat license shall consist of a license receipt and a metal tag. The tag shall be stamped or otherwise permanently marked to show the jurisdiction<\/span> issuing the license and bear a serial number or other identifying information prescribed by the locality. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No license tag shall be issued for any dog or cat unless there is presented, to the treasurer<\/span> or other officer<\/span> of the locality, or other agent charged by law<\/span> with the duty of issuing license tags for dogs and cats, satisfactory evidence<\/span> that such dog or cat has been inoculated or vaccinated against rabies by a currently licensed veterinarian or currently licensed veterinary technician who was under the immediate and direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian on the premises. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHAT DOG OR CAT LICENSE SHALL CONSIST OF (\u00a7 3.2-6526)\n\nA. A dog or cat license shall consist of a license receipt and a metal tag. The\ntag shall be stamped or otherwise permanently marked to show the jurisdiction\nissuing the license and bear a serial number or other identifying information\nprescribed by the locality.\n\nB. No license tag shall be issued for any dog or cat unless there is presented,\nto the treasurer or other officer of the locality, or other agent charged by law\nwith the duty of issuing license tags for dogs and cats, satisfactory evidence\nthat such dog or cat has been inoculated or vaccinated against rabies by a\ncurrently licensed veterinarian or currently licensed veterinary technician who\nwas under the immediate and direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian on the\npremises.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 492, \u00a7\u00a7 29-213.60, 29-213.67; 1987, c. 488, \u00a7\u00a7 3.1-796.90,\n3.1-796.97; 1993, c. 817; 1996, c. 351; 1998, c. 394; 2006, c. 836; 2008, c.\n860.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}