CODE OF VIRGINIA SALE OF ANIMALS AFTER CRUELTY OR NEGLECT CONVICTION; PENALTY (§ 3.2-6570.1) Any person who has been convicted of a violation of any law concerning abuse, neglect, or cruelty to animals that sells, offers for sale, or trades any companion animal is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, a person may dispose of animals under the provisions of a court order. HISTORY: 2008, c. 852, § 3.1-796.122:1.