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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>66331</law_id><section_number>2.2-614</section_number><catch_line>Purebred livestock raised by state institutions and agencies may be sold instead of slaughtered</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Organization of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="C">State Agencies Related to the General Operation of Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="6">General Provisions</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="1">In General</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The person in charge of any state institution or agency that raises purebred livestock may, when any of the livestock are to be slaughtered, sell the same to any person desiring to acquire the livestock for breeding purposes, provided the interests of the institution or agency will not be adversely affected by the sale.</p></section></text><history>1958, c. 586, &#xA7; 2-4.3; 1966, c. 677, &#xA7; 2.1-7; 2001, c. 844.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
