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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>373077</law_id><section_number>59.1-405.1</section_number><catch_line>Greyhound racing and simulcasting prohibited; 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="127" identifier="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="62" identifier="29.1">Greyhound Racing</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> No person shall hold, conduct or operate any greyhound races for public exhibition in the Commonwealth for monetary remuneration. <a id="paragraph-1391710" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-405.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> No person shall transmit or receive interstate or intrastate simulcasting of greyhound races for commercial purposes in the Commonwealth. <a id="paragraph-1391711" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-405.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 4 <span class="dictionary">felony</span>. <a id="paragraph-1391712" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-405.1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1995, c. 19.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
