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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>70250</law_id><section_number>3.2-6526</section_number><catch_line>What dog or cat license shall consist of</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>3.2-6521</reference><reference>3.2-6527</reference></referred_to_by><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="65">Comprehensive Animal Care</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="5">Rabies Control and Licensing of Dogs and Cats</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> A dog or cat license shall consist of a license receipt and a metal tag. The tag shall be stamped or otherwise permanently marked to show the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> issuing the license and bear a serial number or other identifying information prescribed by the locality. <a id="paragraph-253669" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-6526/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> No license tag shall be issued for any dog or cat unless there is presented, to the <span class="dictionary">treasurer</span> or <span class="dictionary">other officer</span> of the locality, or other agent charged by <span class="dictionary">law</span> with the duty of issuing license tags for dogs and cats, satisfactory <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> that such dog or cat has been inoculated or vaccinated against rabies by a currently licensed veterinarian or currently licensed veterinary technician who was under the immediate and direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian on the premises. <a id="paragraph-253670" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-6526/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1984, c. 492, &#xA7;&#xA7; 29-213.60, 29-213.67; 1987, c. 488, &#xA7;&#xA7; 3.1-796.90, 3.1-796.97; 1993, c. 817; 1996, c. 351; 1998, c. 394; 2006, c. 836; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
