Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org852873.2-6550Requirements for foster homes; penalty2025Agriculture, Animal Care, and FoodDomestic AnimalsComprehensive Animal CareAuthority of Local Governing Bodies

In addition to any other requirements of this chapter, foster homes shall be subject to the following:

1. No foster home shall be operated in violation of any local zoning ordinance; and

2. No private residential dwelling and its surrounding grounds that serves as a foster home shall keep more than 50 companion animals on site at one time. Any foster home found in violation of this section may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $250.

2003, c. 1007, § 3.1-796.96:6; 2008, c. 860; 2014, c. 148.