7680263.2-6544Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Agriculture, Animal Care, And FoodDomestic AnimalsComprehensive Animal CareAuthority Of Local Governing Bodies.Regulation of keeping of animals and fowlCode 1950 §§ 15-20.1, 15-20.2; 1952, c. 694; 1954, c. 94; 1962, c. 623, §§ 15.1-517, 15.1-870; 1997, cc. 411, 587, § 3.1-796.94:1; 1999, c. 663; 2008, c. 860.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-6544//3.2-6544/3.2/V/65/6/3.2-6544Any locality may, for the preservation of public health, regulate by ordinance the keeping of animals or fowl, other than dogs and cats, within a certain distance of residences or other buildings or wells, springs, streams, creeks, or brooks, and provide that all or certain of such animals shall not be kept within certain areas.sectionAA1