Virginia Statutes
§ 3.2-6566 — Preventing cruelty to animals; interference; penalty
Virginia § 3.2-6566
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 3.2AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD
Subtitle VDOMESTIC ANIMALS
Ch. 65COMPREHENSIVE ANIMAL CARE
Art. 8SEARCH, SEIZURE, IMPOUNDING, AND ENFORCEMENT
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 3.2-6566 (2026).
Text
Each animal control officer, humane investigator or State Veterinarian's representative shall interfere to prevent the perpetration of any act of cruelty upon any animal in his presence. Any person who shall interfere with or obstruct or resist any humane investigator or State Veterinarian's representative in the discharge of his rights, powers, and duties as authorized and prescribed by law is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
1984, c. 492, § 29-213.80; 1986, c. 362; 1987, c. 488, § 3.1-796.111; 1998, c. 817; 2008, c. 860; 2010, c. 240.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 3.2-6566, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/3.2/3.2-6566.