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Va. Code § 3.2-6570.1: Sale of animals after cruelty or neglect conviction; penalty

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  1. Title 3.2. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD
  2. Subtitle V. DOMESTIC ANIMALS
  3. Chapter 65. COMPREHENSIVE ANIMAL CARE
  4. Article 9. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

Any person who has been convicted of a violation of any law concerning abuse, neglect, or cruelty to animals that sells, offers for sale, or trades any companion animal is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, a person may dispose of animals under the provisions of a court order.2008, c. 852, § 3.1-796.122:1.

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