{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6507.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 3.2-6507.1","heading":"Business license required","body":"No commercial dog breeder shall breed dogs in the Commonwealth without a valid business license issued by any locality, as applicable, where he maintains dogs for the purpose of commercial dog breeding.2008, c. 852, § 3.1-796.77:1.","path":["Title 3.2. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD","Subtitle V. DOMESTIC ANIMALS","Chapter 65. COMPREHENSIVE ANIMAL CARE","Article 2.1. Commercial Dog Breeding Operations"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-6507.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:19Z","sha256":"012a813328cd4724ade0b5b579b65126c54c3c10bdbc2c868d60aa82479df7e0","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6507","next":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6507.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}