{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6565","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 3.2-6565","heading":"Impoundment; expenses; lien; disposition of animal","body":"When an animal control officer, humane investigator, law-enforcement officer or State Veterinarian's representative finds that an apparent violation of this chapter has rendered an animal in such a condition as to constitute a direct and immediate threat to its life, safety or health that the owner or custodian has failed to remedy, such animal control officer, humane investigator, law-enforcement officer or State Veterinarian's representative may impound the animal pursuant to § 3.2-6569 in a facility that will provide the elements of good care as set forth in § 3.2-6503 and shall then proceed to take such steps as are required to dispose of the animal pursuant to § 3.2-6569.1984, c. 492, § 29-213.77; 1987, c. 488, § 3.1-796.108; 1994, c. 387; 1998, c. 817; 2008, c. 860.","path":["Title 3.2. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD","Subtitle V. DOMESTIC ANIMALS","Chapter 65. COMPREHENSIVE ANIMAL CARE","Article 8. SEARCH, SEIZURE, IMPOUNDING, AND ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-6565/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:19Z","sha256":"1fd56b28aaa6f76b33a344be9cfe2a395de306b6806a39af4c33804fa7048ceb","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6564","next":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6566"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}