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§ 3.2-6543.1 Authority to enact parallel dangerous dog ordinance

The governing body of any locality may enact an ordinance regulating dangerous dogs that is parallel to § 3.2-6540, 3.2-6540.01, 3.2-6540.02, 3.2-6540.03, or 3.2-6540.04. No locality shall impose a felony penalty for violation of such ordinance.

History

This law was first created in 2021. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 464 of the Special Session I of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.

2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 464.

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