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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>85075</law_id><section_number>3.2-6044</section_number><catch_line>Civil penalty</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="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="V">Domestic Animals</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="60">Livestock and Poultry</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="5">Violations and Penalties</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Except as provided in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Prevention and control measures; penalty" href="/3.2-6023/">3.2-6023</a>, in lieu of any criminal <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> established pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Violations; criminal penalties" href="/3.2-6043/">3.2-6043</a>, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may assess a civil <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation. In determining the amount of any civil <span class="dictionary">penalty</span>, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall give due consideration to the (i) history of the person&#x2019;s previous violations, (ii) seriousness of the violation, and (iii) demonstrated good faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve compliance with this chapter after notification of the violation. Such civil penalties shall be deposited into the <span class="dictionary">Livestock</span> and <span class="dictionary">Poultry</span> Disease Fund established in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Livestock and Poultry Disease Fund" href="/3.2-6045/">3.2-6045</a>. The provisions of this section shall not apply to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Prevention and control measures; penalty" href="/3.2-6023/">3.2-6023</a>.</p></section></text><history>2016, c. 563.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
