{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-57-39.21","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 57-39.21","heading":"Duty to file declaration of land use restriction","body":"The owner of any land used or to be used as a pet cemetery shall file in the office of the clerk of the circuit court for the locality where the land is located a declaration restricting the use of the land to use as a pet cemetery. The owner shall execute the declaration in the same manner and with the same effect as a conveyance of an interest in land. The clerk shall record the declaration in the deed book and index it in the name of the owner. The restriction established in such a recorded declaration may be removed only as provided in § 57-39.24. Unless a restriction is so removed, no person shall use land restricted pursuant to this section for any purpose other than as a pet cemetery.1996, c. 957.","path":["Title 57. RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE MATTERS; CEMETERIES","Chapter 3. CEMETERIES","Article 8. PET CEMETERIES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/57-39.21/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:39Z","sha256":"e0d8a0cfb91403125729842e4a3e201cde18592e4e44a0be31ae055e01acc08c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-57-39.20","next":"us-va/va.-code-57-39.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}