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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 959 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 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1999, chapters 627<\/a> and 672<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":198489,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76151,"identifier":"3.2-6576","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/10\/3.2-6576","url":"\/3.2-6576\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6576\/","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/10\/3.2-6576","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sterilization confirmation; civil penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6576","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each new owner<\/span> who signs a sterilization<\/span> agreement shall, within seven days of the sterilization<\/span>, cause to be delivered or mailed to the releasing agency<\/span> written confirmation signed by the veterinarian who performed the sterilization<\/span>. The confirmation shall briefly describe the dog or cat; include the new owner<\/span>’s name and address; certify that the sterilization<\/span> was performed; and specify the date of the procedure. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $150.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTERILIZATION CONFIRMATION; CIVIL PENALTY (\u00a7 3.2-6576)\n\nEach new owner who signs a sterilization agreement shall, within seven days of\nthe sterilization, cause to be delivered or mailed to the releasing agency\nwritten confirmation signed by the veterinarian who performed the sterilization.\nThe confirmation shall briefly describe the dog or cat; include the new\nowner’s name and address; certify that the sterilization was performed;\nand specify the date of the procedure. Any person who violates this section\nshall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $150.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 959, \u00a7 3.1-796.126:3; 1999, cc. 627, 672; 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}}