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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>369791</law_id><section_number>55.1-2803</section_number><catch_line>Penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="120" identifier="55.1">Property and Conveyances</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="V">Miscellaneous</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="5" identifier="28">Trespasses; Fences</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Electric Fences</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>.</p></section></text><history>1982, c. 280, &#xA7; 55-298.5; 2019, c. 712.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
