Thursday, September 4, 2008
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Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
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HB1532: Companion animals; abandonment, disposal, etc. thereof considered misdemeanor.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 3.1-796.73 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 3.1-796.73. Abandonment of animal; penalty.
A. No person shall abandon or dump any
animal. Violation of this section subsection is
a Class 3 misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit
the release of an animal by its owner to a pound, animal shelter, or other
releasing agency.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon, dispose of, or dump a companion animal. Violation of this subsection is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the release of an animal by its owner to a pound, animal shelter, or other releasing agency. Trapping, neutering, and releasing of feral cats does not constitute abandonment under the provisions of this section.
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