{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6595","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 3.2-6595","heading":"Direct contact with dangerous captive animals prohibited","body":"It is unlawful for any keeper to provide or offer to provide to any member of the public, for free or for a cost, direct contact with a dangerous captive animal.2020, c. 632.","path":["Title 3.2. Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food","Subtitle V. Domestic Animals","Chapter 65. Comprehensive Animal Care","Article 14. Dangerous Captive Animal Exhibits"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-6595/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:19Z","sha256":"5501c78ef37ad84c813422d25a5df172cdb0e3da4800e15f48a8ddbca368bc9b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6594","next":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-6596"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}