CODE OF VIRGINIA

SALE OF DOGS OR CATS PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PLACES (§ 3.2-6508.1)

A. It is unlawful for any person to sell, exchange, trade, barter, lease, or
display for a commercial purpose any dog or cat on or in any roadside, public
right-of-way, parkway, median, park, or recreation area; flea market or other
outdoor market; or commercial parking lot, regardless of whether such act is
authorized by the landowner.

B. This section shall not apply to:

   1.  The display of dogs or cats by or the adoption of dogs or cats from a
   humane society or private or public animal shelter as those terms are defined
   in § 3.2-6500;

   2.  The display of dogs or cats as part of a state or county fair exhibition,
   4-H program, or similar exhibition or educational program;

   3.  The sale, exchange, or trade of dogs that are sold primarily for use in
   commonly-accepted hunting or livestock farming activities; or

   4.  A prearranged sale between a dog breeder and a specific individual
   purchaser. Such prearranged sale shall not take place at a regularly-occurring
   event such as a flea market or other organized trade venue.

HISTORY: 2015, c. 679.