{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6573","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 3.2-6573","heading":"Shooting birds for amusement, and renting premises for such purposes; penalty","body":"Live pigeons or other birds or fowl shall not be kept or used for the purpose of a target, or to be shot at either for amusement or as a test of skill in marksmanship. It is a Class 4 misdemeanor to shoot at a bird kept or used as aforesaid, or to be a party to such shooting. Any person who lets any building, room, field or premises, or knowingly permits the use thereof for the purpose of such shooting is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.Nothing contained herein shall apply to the shooting of wild game.1984, c. 492, § 29-213.94; 1987, c. 488, § 3.1-796.126; 2008, c. 860.","path":["Title 3.2. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD","Subtitle V. DOMESTIC ANIMALS","Chapter 65. COMPREHENSIVE ANIMAL CARE","Article 9. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-6573/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:19Z","sha256":"ee67810ca7eea266807783d06f34814dce26dc7f640ebb84dd02a3326dd7ff3a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6572","next":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6573.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}