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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81226</law_id><section_number>3.2-6542.2</section_number><catch_line>Dangerous dog fees; local fund</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="65">Comprehensive Animal Care</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="6">Authority of Local Governing Bodies</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>All fees collected by a locality pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Dangerous dogs; investigation, summons, and hearing" href="/3.2-6540/">3.2-6540</a>, <a class="law" title="Obligations of officer and owner following dangerous dog finding" href="/3.2-6540.01/">3.2-6540.01</a>, <a class="law" title="Notice of dangerous dog finding; penalty" href="/3.2-6540.02/">3.2-6540.02</a>, <a class="law" title="Violation of law by owner of dangerous dog; penalty" href="/3.2-6540.03/">3.2-6540.03</a>, <a class="law" title="Subsequent attack or bite by dangerous dog; penalty" href="/3.2-6540.04/">3.2-6540.04</a>, <a class="law" title="Establishment of Dangerous Dog Registry" href="/3.2-6542/">3.2-6542</a>, or <a class="law" title="Renewal of dangerous dog registration" href="/3.2-6542.1/">3.2-6542.1</a>, less the costs incurred by the <span class="dictionary">animal control officer</span> in producing and distributing any certificate or tag required by such section and any fees due to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> for maintenance of the Virginia Dangerous Dog Registry established by &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Establishment of Dangerous Dog Registry" href="/3.2-6542/">3.2-6542</a>, shall be paid into a special dedicated fund in the treasury of the locality for the purpose of paying the expenses of any training course required under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Training of animal control officers" href="/3.2-6556/">3.2-6556</a>.</p></section></text><history>2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 464.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
