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The treasurer or other officer charged with the duty of issuing dog and cat licenses shall only have authority to license dogs and cats of resident owners or custodians who reside within the boundary limits of his county or city and may require information to this effect from any applicant. Upon receipt of proper application and current certificate of vaccination as required by this article or satisfactory evidence that such certificate has been obtained, the treasurer or other officer charged with the duty of issuing dog and cat licenses shall issue a license receipt for the amount on which he shall record the name and address of the owner or custodian, the date of payment, the years for which issued, the serial number of the tag, whether dog or cat, whether male or female, whether spayed or neutered, or whether a kennel, and deliver the metal license tags or plates provided for in \u00a7 3.2-6526. The information thus received shall be retained by the treasurer, open to public inspection, during the period for which such license is valid. The treasurer may establish substations in convenient locations in the county or city and appoint agents for the collection of the license tax and issuance of such licenses.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243762,"text":"Any person may obtain a dog license or cat license if required by an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection B of \u00a7 3.2-6524, by making oral or written application to the treasurer of the locality where such person resides, accompanied by the amount of license tax and current certificate of vaccination as required by this article or satisfactory evidence that such certificate has been obtained. The treasurer or other officer charged with the duty of issuing dog and cat licenses shall only have authority to license dogs and cats of resident owners or custodians who reside within the boundary limits of his county or city and may require information to this effect from any applicant. Upon receipt of proper application and current certificate of vaccination as required by this article or satisfactory evidence that such certificate has been obtained, the treasurer or other officer charged with the duty of issuing dog and cat licenses shall issue a license receipt for the amount on which he shall record the name and address of the owner or custodian, the date of payment, the years for which issued, the serial number of the tag, whether dog or cat, whether male or female, whether spayed or neutered, or whether a kennel, and deliver the metal license tags or plates provided for in \u00a7 3.2-6526. The information thus received shall be retained by the treasurer, open to public inspection, during the period for which such license is valid. 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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 1991, chapter 77; in 1993, chapter 817; in 2006, chapter 836<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 559<\/a> and 567<\/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\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82658,"section_number":"3.2-6524","catch_line":"Unlicensed dogs prohibited; ordinances for licensing cats","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6524\/"},{"id":70250,"section_number":"3.2-6526","catch_line":"What dog or cat license shall consist of","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6526\/"}],"permalink":{"id":198767,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67259,"identifier":"3.2-6527","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/5\/3.2-6527","url":"\/3.2-6527\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6527\/","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/5\/3.2-6527","dublin_core":{"Title":"How to obtain license","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6527","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person may obtain a dog license or cat license if required by an ordinance<\/span> adopted pursuant to subsection B of \u00a7 3.2-6524<\/a>, by making oral or written application to the treasurer<\/span> of the locality where such person resides, accompanied by the amount of license tax and current certificate of vaccination as required by this article or satisfactory evidence<\/span> that such certificate has been obtained. The treasurer<\/span> or other officer<\/span> charged with the duty of issuing dog and cat licenses shall only have authority to license dogs and cats of resident owners<\/span> or custodians who reside within the boundary limits of his county or city and may require information to this effect from any applicant. Upon receipt of proper application and current certificate of vaccination as required by this article or satisfactory evidence<\/span> that such certificate has been obtained, the treasurer<\/span> or other officer<\/span> charged with the duty of issuing dog and cat licenses shall issue<\/span> a license receipt for the amount on which he shall record the name and address of the owner<\/span> or custodian, the date of payment, the years for which issued, the serial number of the tag, whether dog or cat, whether male or female, whether spayed or neutered, or whether a kennel<\/span>, and deliver the metal license tags or plates provided for in \u00a7 3.2-6526<\/a>. The information thus received shall be retained by the treasurer<\/span>, open to public inspection, during the period for which such license is valid. The treasurer<\/span> may establish substations in convenient locations in the county or city and appoint agents for the collection of the license tax and issuance of such licenses.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW TO OBTAIN LICENSE (\u00a7 3.2-6527)\n\nAny person may obtain a dog license or cat license if required by an ordinance\nadopted pursuant to subsection B of \u00a7 3.2-6524, by making oral or written\napplication to the treasurer of the locality where such person resides,\naccompanied by the amount of license tax and current certificate of vaccination\nas required by this article or satisfactory evidence that such certificate has\nbeen obtained. The treasurer or other officer charged with the duty of issuing\ndog and cat licenses shall only have authority to license dogs and cats of\nresident owners or custodians who reside within the boundary limits of his\ncounty or city and may require information to this effect from any applicant.\nUpon receipt of proper application and current certificate of vaccination as\nrequired by this article or satisfactory evidence that such certificate has been\nobtained, the treasurer or other officer charged with the duty of issuing dog\nand cat licenses shall issue a license receipt for the amount on which he shall\nrecord the name and address of the owner or custodian, the date of payment, the\nyears for which issued, the serial number of the tag, whether dog or cat,\nwhether male or female, whether spayed or neutered, or whether a kennel, and\ndeliver the metal license tags or plates provided for in \u00a7 3.2-6526. The\ninformation thus received shall be retained by the treasurer, open to public\ninspection, during the period for which such license is valid. The treasurer may\nestablish substations in convenient locations in the county or city and appoint\nagents for the collection of the license tax and issuance of such licenses.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 492, \u00a7 29-213.56; 1987, c. 488, \u00a7 3.1-796.86; 1991, c. 77;\n1993, c. 817; 2006, c. 836; 2008, c. 860; 2017, cc. 559, 567.","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}}