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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>64675</law_id><section_number>3.2-6586</section_number><catch_line>Dog injuring or killing other companion animals</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="12">Miscellaneous Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">owner</span> of any <span class="dictionary">companion animal</span> that is injured or killed by a dog shall be entitled to recover <span class="dictionary">damages</span> consistent with the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Dogs and cats deemed personal property; rights relating thereto" href="/3.2-6585/">3.2-6585</a> from the <span class="dictionary">owner</span> of such dog in an appropriate action at <span class="dictionary">law</span> if: (i) the injury occurred on the premises of the <span class="dictionary">companion animal</span>&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">owner</span>; and (ii) the <span class="dictionary">owner</span> of the offending dog did not have the permission of the <span class="dictionary">companion animal</span>&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">owner</span> for the dog to be on the premises at the time of the attack.</p></section></text><history>2003, c. 841, &#xA7; 3.1-796.127:1; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
