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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 5 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 1990, chapter 365; in 1993, chapter 817; in 1998, chapter 817<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84667,"section_number":"3.2-6546","catch_line":"County or city public animal shelters; confinement and disposition of animals; affiliation with foster care providers; penalties; injunctive relief","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6546\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":198783,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72870,"identifier":"3.2-6531","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/5\/3.2-6531","url":"\/3.2-6531\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6531\/","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/5\/3.2-6531","dublin_core":{"Title":"Displaying receipts; dogs to wear tags","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6531","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Dog and cat license receipts shall be carefully preserved by the licensees and exhibited promptly on request for inspection by any animal control officer<\/span> or other officer<\/span>. Dog license tags shall be securely fastened to a substantial collar<\/span> by the owner<\/span> or custodian and worn by such dog. It shall be unlawful for the owner<\/span> to permit any licensed dog four months old or older to run or roam at large at any time without a license tag. The owner<\/span> of the dog may remove the collar<\/span> and license tag required by this section when: (i) the dog is engaged in lawful hunting; (ii) the dog is competing in a dog show; (iii) the dog has a skin condition that would be exacerbated by the wearing of a collar<\/span>; (iv) the dog is confined; or (v) the dog is under the immediate control of its owner<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISPLAYING RECEIPTS; DOGS TO WEAR TAGS (\u00a7 3.2-6531)\n\nDog and cat license receipts shall be carefully preserved by the licensees and\nexhibited promptly on request for inspection by any animal control officer or\nother officer. Dog license tags shall be securely fastened to a substantial\ncollar by the owner or custodian and worn by such dog. It shall be unlawful for\nthe owner to permit any licensed dog four months old or older to run or roam at\nlarge at any time without a license tag. The owner of the dog may remove the\ncollar and license tag required by this section when: (i) the dog is engaged in\nlawful hunting; (ii) the dog is competing in a dog show; (iii) the dog has a\nskin condition that would be exacerbated by the wearing of a collar; (iv) the\ndog is confined; or (v) the dog is under the immediate control of its owner.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 492, \u00a7 29-213.62; 1987, c. 488, \u00a7 3.1-796.92; 1990, c. 365;\n1993, c. 817; 1998, c. 817; 2008, c. 860.","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}}