{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1218","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-1218","heading":"Prevention of trespassing; animals running at large on highways","body":"Any county may prevent trespassing by persons and animals and prevent animals from running at large upon the public highways, whether such highways are enclosed by a fence or not.Code 1950, § 15-8; 1954, c. 529; 1956, cc. 218, 664; 1956, Ex. Sess., c. 40; 1958, c. 279; 1960, c. 606; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-512; 1997, c. 587.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle II. POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Chapter 12. GENERAL POWERS AND PROCEDURES OF COUNTIES","Article 1. MISCELLANEOUS POWERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-1218/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"a9027edb64b698bc20e908f938f6945e23a1d4fcaf3b7372e7ccbce10719ddc1","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1217","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1219"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}