Virginia Statutes
§ 3.2-6554 — Disposal of dead companion animals
Virginia § 3.2-6554
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 3.2AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD
Subtitle VDOMESTIC ANIMALS
Ch. 65COMPREHENSIVE ANIMAL CARE
Art. 6AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES
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Va. Code Ann. § 3.2-6554 (2026).
Text
The owner of any companion animal shall forthwith cremate, bury, or sanitarily dispose of the animal upon its death. If, after notice, any owner fails to do so, the animal control officer or other officer shall bury or cremate the companion animal, and he may recover on behalf of the local jurisdiction from the owner his cost for this service.
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Legislative History
1984, c. 492, § 29-213.90; 1987, c. 488, § 3.1-796.121; 1993, c. 174; 1998, c. 817; 2008, c. 860.
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