                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS AND DUTIES OF HUMANE INVESTIGATORS (§ 3.2-6559)

A. Any humane investigator may, within the locality where he has been appointed,
investigate violations of laws and ordinances regarding care and treatment of
animals and disposal of dead animals.

B. Each humane investigator shall carry during the performance of his powers and
duties under this chapter an identification card issued by the locality where
the humane investigator is appointed. The identification card shall include the
following information regarding the humane investigator:

   1. His full name;

   2. The locality where he has been appointed;

   3. The name of the circuit court that appointed him;

   4. The signature of the circuit court judge that appointed him;

   5. A photograph of his face; and

   6. The date of expiration of his appointment.

C. Each humane investigator shall record on a form approved by the
administrative entity that oversees animal control every investigation he
performs, maintain such record for five years, and make such record available
upon request to any law-enforcement officer, animal control officer or State
Veterinarian&#8217;s representative. Each humane investigator shall file
quarterly a report summarizing such records with the administrative agency that
oversees animal control on an approved form. A humane investigator&#8217;s
appointment may be revoked as provided in &#xA7; 3.2-6561 if he fails to file
such report.

HISTORY: 1998, c. 817, § 3.1-796.106:2; 2003, c. 858; 2008, c. 860.