CODE OF VIRGINIA REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER HOMES; PENALTY (§ 3.2-6550) In addition to any other requirements of this chapter, foster homes shall be subject to the following: 1. No foster home shall be operated in violation of any local zoning ordinance; and 2. No private residential dwelling and its surrounding grounds that serves as a foster home shall keep more than 50 companion animals on site at one time. Any foster home found in violation of this section may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $ 250. HISTORY: 2003, c. 1007, § 3.1-796.96:6; 2008, c. 860; 2014, c. 148.