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Each day such animal is permitted to run at large constitutes a separate offense, and any such animal found running at large upon any street, alley, road, or other public ground within such boundaries may be taken up and impounded by any person who may retain such animal in his custody until the expense of keeping such animal is paid.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1379724,"text":"After the expiration of 10 days from the date of entering an order pursuant to \u00a7 55.1-2831, it is unlawful for any domesticated livestock to run at large within such boundaries, and any person owning or having charge of any such animal who permits such livestock to run at large within such boundaries is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1977, chapter 624; in 1979, chapter 486; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":369819,"section_number":"55.1-2831","catch_line":"Order of court","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2831\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1475333,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369820,"identifier":"55.1-2832","token":"55.1\/V\/28\/7\/55.1-2832","url":"\/55.1-2832\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2832\/","token":"55.1\/V\/28\/7\/55.1-2832","dublin_core":{"Title":"Animals shall not run at large after entry of order","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2832","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

After the expiration of 10 days from the date of entering an order<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 55.1-2831<\/a>, it is unlawful for any domesticated livestock to run at large within such boundaries, and any person owning or having charge of any such animal who permits such livestock to run at large within such boundaries is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor<\/span>. Each day such animal is permitted to run at large constitutes a separate offense<\/span>, and any such animal found running at large upon any street, alley, road, or other public ground within such boundaries may be taken up and impounded by any person who may retain such animal in his custody<\/span> until the expense of keeping such animal is paid.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nANIMALS SHALL NOT RUN AT LARGE AFTER ENTRY OF ORDER (\u00a7 55.1-2832)\n\nAfter the expiration of 10 days from the date of entering an order pursuant to\n\u00a7 55.1-2831, it is unlawful for any domesticated livestock to run at large\nwithin such boundaries, and any person owning or having charge of any such\nanimal who permits such livestock to run at large within such boundaries is\nguilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. Each day such animal is permitted to run at\nlarge constitutes a separate offense, and any such animal found running at large\nupon any street, alley, road, or other public ground within such boundaries may\nbe taken up and impounded by any person who may retain such animal in his\ncustody until the expense of keeping such animal is paid.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-898; 1977, c. 624, \u00a7 55-328; 1979, c. 486; 2019, c.\n712.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}