Virginia Code 3.2-6007: Domestic animals not permitted to enter or leave quarantine.
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Any domestic animal with any contagious or infectious disease, any domestic animal exposed to such a disease, or any domestic animal that is otherwise capable of communicating such a disease to livestock or poultry shall not be permitted to enter or leave any quarantined district, premises, or grounds, except by authority of the State Veterinarian.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 3.2-6007
- Animal: means any organism of the kingdom Animalia, other than a human being. See Virginia Code 3.2-5900
- Livestock: includes all domestic or domesticated bovine animals; equine animals; ovine animals; porcine animals; cervidae animals; capradae animals; animals of the genus Lama or Vicugna; ratites; fish or shellfish in aquaculture facilities, as defined in § Virginia Code 3.2-5900
- Poultry: includes all domestic fowl and game birds raised in captivity. See Virginia Code 3.2-5900
- State Veterinarian: means the veterinarian employed by the Commissioner as provided in § Virginia Code 3.2-5900
Code 1950, § 3-570; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-728; 2008, c. 860.