Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-205 — False pretense in obtaining registration of cattle and other animals and giving false pedigree
Virginia § 18.2-205
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 6CRIMES INVOLVING FRAUD
Art. 7MISCELLANEOUS FALSE AND FRAUDULENT ACTS
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-205 (2026).
Text
Every person who by any false pretense shall obtain from any club, association, society or company for improving the breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine or other domestic animals the registration of any animal in the herd register or other register of any such club, association, society or company, or a transfer of any such registration, and every person who shall knowingly give a false pedigree of any animal shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-123; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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