{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6545","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 3.2-6545","heading":"Regulation of sale of animals procured from animal shelters","body":"Any locality that maintains or supports, in whole or in part, a public or private animal shelter may by ordinance provide that no person who acquires an animal from such shelter shall be able to sell the animal within a period of six months from the time the animal is acquired from the shelter. Violation of the ordinance is a Class 1 misdemeanor.1972, c. 347, § 15.1-517.1; 1997, c. 587, § 3.1-796.94:2; 2008, c. 860; 2014, c. 148.","path":["Title 3.2. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD","Subtitle V. DOMESTIC ANIMALS","Chapter 65. COMPREHENSIVE ANIMAL CARE","Article 6. AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-6545/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:19Z","sha256":"93403911fd60d48c86a886df1aa156768b47df591e9fd86763ceeedf6cb54fc0","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6544","next":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6546"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}