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1995 SESSION
LD3771200Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 3.1-796.70 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 3.1-796.70. Sale, etc., of unweaned or certain immature animals prohibited, vaccinations required for dogs and cats; penalty.
A. No person shall sell, raffle, or offer for sale as pets or
novelties, or offer or give as a prize, premium, or advertising device any
living chicks, ducklings, or other fowl under two months old in quantities of
less than six or any unweaned mammalian companion animal or any dog under
the age of eight weeks without its dam, or any cat under the age of [
ten eight ] weeks without its queen. Dealers may
offer immature fowl, or unweaned mammalian companion
animals, dogs [ or cats ] under the age of eight weeks [
or cats under the age of ten weeks ] for sale as pets or
novelties with the requirement that prospective owners take possession of the
animals only after fowl reach have reached two months of age
and, mammalian companion animals have been weaned, [
and ] dogs [ and cats ] are at least eight weeks of
age [ , and cats are at least ten weeks of age ] . Nothing
in this section shall prohibit the sale of an unweaned animal (i) as food for
other animals or (ii) with the lactating dam or queen or a lactating
surrogate dam or queen that has accepted the animal.
B. Dealers shall provide all dogs and cats with current vaccinations
against contagious and infectious diseases, as recommended in writing and
considered appropriate for the animal's age and breed by a licensed
veterinarian, [ or pursuant to written recommendations provided by the
manufacturer of such vaccines ] at least five days before any new
owner takes possession of the animal. For dogs, the vaccinations required by
this subsection shall include at a minimum canine distemper, adenovirus type
II parainfluenza, and parvovirus. For cats, the vaccinations required by this
subsection shall include at a minimum rhinotracheitis, [
calici calicivirus ] , and panleukopenia. Dealers
shall provide the new owner with the dog's or cat's immunization history.
C. A violation of this section is punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.