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Such a license shall be valid only as long as the animal’s owner resides in the issuing locality and the animal’s rabies vaccination is kept current.C\n\nAny kennel license tax prescribed pursuant to § 3.2-6528 shall be due on January 1 and not later than January 31 of each year.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243140,"text":"The license tax as prescribed in § 3.2-6528 is due not later than 30 days after a dog or cat has reached the age of four months, or not later than 30 days after an owner acquires a dog or cat four months of age or older, and each year thereafter.\n\t\t\tLicensing periods for individual dogs and cats may be equal to and may run concurrently with the rabies vaccination effective period.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":243141,"text":"The governing body of a county or city may by ordinance provide for a lifetime dog or cat license. 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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 248 and 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 7 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 1986, chapter 169; in 1987, chapter 488; in 1990, chapter 365; 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":62257,"section_number":"18.2-403.3","catch_line":"Offenses involving animals \u2014 Class 4 misdemeanors","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-403.3\/"},{"id":69325,"section_number":"3.2-6528","catch_line":"Amount of license tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6528\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":69325,"section_number":"3.2-6528","catch_line":"Amount of license tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6528\/"}],"permalink":{"id":198779,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67095,"identifier":"3.2-6530","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/5\/3.2-6530","url":"\/3.2-6530\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6530\/","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/5\/3.2-6530","dublin_core":{"Title":"When license tax payable","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6530","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The license tax as prescribed in § 3.2-6528<\/a> is due not later than 30 days after a dog or cat has reached the age of four months, or not later than 30 days after an owner<\/span> acquires a dog or cat four months of age or older, and each year thereafter.\n\t\t\tLicensing periods for individual dogs and cats may be equal to and may run concurrently with the rabies vaccination effective period. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The governing body of a county or city may by ordinance<\/span> provide for a lifetime dog or cat license. Such a license shall be valid only as long as the animal<\/span>’s owner<\/span> resides in the issuing locality and the animal<\/span>’s rabies vaccination is kept current. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any kennel<\/span> license tax prescribed pursuant to § 3.2-6528<\/a> shall be due on January 1 and not later than January 31 of each year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN LICENSE TAX PAYABLE (\u00a7 3.2-6530)\n\nA. The license tax as prescribed in § 3.2-6528 is due not later than 30\ndays after a dog or cat has reached the age of four months, or not later than 30\ndays after an owner acquires a dog or cat four months of age or older, and each\nyear thereafter.\n\t\t\tLicensing periods for individual dogs and cats may be equal to and may run\nconcurrently with the rabies vaccination effective period.\n\nB. The governing body of a county or city may by ordinance provide for a\nlifetime dog or cat license. Such a license shall be valid only as long as the\nanimal’s owner resides in the issuing locality and the animal’s\nrabies vaccination is kept current.\n\nC. Any kennel license tax prescribed pursuant to § 3.2-6528 shall be due on\nJanuary 1 and not later than January 31 of each year.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, cc. 248, 492, \u00a7 29-213.58; 1986, c. 169; 1987, c. 488, \u00a7\n3.1-796.88; 1990, c. 365; 1993, c. 817; 2006, c. 836; 2008, c. 860; 2017, cc.\n559, 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}}