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1999 SESSION

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CHAPTER 85 An Act to amend and reenact § 29.1-569 of the Code of Virginia, relating to keeping of reptiles generally; penalty. [H 1532] Approved March 15, 1999

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 29.1-569 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 29.1-569. Keeping of reptiles generally; penalty.

It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any exotic reptile or type of reptile not native to the Commonwealth of Virginia, including but not limited to the American alligator, to keep the reptile in any manner that will permit its escape or to knowingly permit the reptile to run at large. Any violation of this section shall constitute a Class 4 2 misdemeanor.