Cruelty to Animals

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This is Article 9 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Cruelty to Animals.” It is part of Chapter 65 “Comprehensive Animal Care”, which is part of Subtitle V “Domestic Animals”, which is part of Title 3.2 “Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food”.

It’s comprised of the following 6 sections.

§ 3.2-6570	Cruelty to animals; penalty
§ 3.2-6570.1	Sale of animals after cruelty or neglect conviction; penalty
§ 3.2-6571	Animal fighting; penalty
§ 3.2-6572	Reserved
§ 3.2-6573	Shooting birds for amusement, and renting premises for such purposes; penalty
§ 3.2-6573.1	Local animal cruelty registries