§ 3.2-6573. Shooting birds for amusement, and renting premises for such purposes; penalty
Live pigeons or other birds or fowl shall not be kept or used for the purpose of a target, or to be shot at either for amusement or as a test of skill in marksmanship. It is a Class 4 misdemeanor to shoot at a bird kept or used as aforesaid, or to be a […]
§ 3.2-6570. Cruelty to animals; penalty
A. Any person who (i) overrides, overdrives, overloads, ill-treats, or abandons any animal, whether belonging to himself or another; (ii) tortures any animal, willfully inflicts inhumane injury or pain not connected with bona fide scientific or medical experimentation on any animal, or cruelly or unnecessarily beats, maims, mutilates, or kills any animal, whether belonging to […]
§ 3.2-6570.1. Sale of animals after cruelty or neglect conviction; penalty
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. 2008, c. 852, § 3.1-796.122:1.
§ 3.2-6571. Animal fighting; penalty
A. No person shall knowingly: 1. Promote, prepare for, engage in, or be employed in, the fighting of animals for amusement, sport, or gain; 2. Attend an exhibition of the fighting of animals; 3. Authorize or allow any person to undertake any act described in this section on any premises under his charge or control; […]
§ 3.2-6572. Reserved
Reserved.