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VA - Dangerous - § 3.2-6553. Compensation for livestock and poultry killed by dogs | Animal Legal & Historical Center
Full Statute Name: West's Annotated Code of Virginia. Title 3.2. Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food. Subtitle V. Domestic Animals. Chapter 65. Comprehensive Animal Care. Article 6. Authority of Local Governing Bodies. § 3.2-6553. Compensation for livestock and poultry killed by dogs
Primary Citation: Va. Code Ann. § 3.2-6553 Country of Origin: United States Last Checked: October, 2016 Alternate Citation: VA ST § 3.2-6553 Date Adopted: 1984
Summary: This Virginia statute states that any person who has any livestock or poultry killed or injured by any dog not his or her own shall be entitled to receive the fair market value of such livestock or poultry not to exceed $750 per animal or $10 per fowl, provided that the claimant has furnished evidence, the animal control officer was notified within seventy-two hours after discovery of the damage, and the claimant has exhausted other legal remedies. However, local jurisdictions may by ordinance waive the last two requirements provided that the ordinance adopted requires that the animal control officer has conducted an investigation and that his investigation supports the claim.
Acts 2008, c. 860, eff. Oct. 1, 2008. Amended by Acts 2014, c. 116; Acts 2014, c. 160.
Acts 1984, c. 492, § 29-213.87; Acts 1986, c. 108; Acts 1987, c. 488; Acts 1992, c. 461; Acts 1998, c. 817; § 3.1-796.118.