Code of Virginia - Title 3.2 Agriculture, Animal Care, And Food - Section 3.2-6011 (Effective October 1, 2008) Bringing animals infected with disease into the Commonwealth, or in vio...
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§ 3.2-6011. (Effective October 1, 2008) Bringing animals infected with disease into the Commonwealth, or in vio...
It shall be unlawful for any person to: (i) transport from outside the
Commonwealth into the Commonwealth any animal, knowing the same to be
infected with a contagious or infectious disease, or any animal known by the
importer to have been exposed to a contagious or infectious disease, or known
to bear upon its body ticks or other disease vectors or known to be a carrier
of contagious or infectious disease; (ii) import any animal in violation of
any legally adopted quarantine or other order or regulation adopted under
this article; or (iii) violate any order or regulation adopted under this
article to clean and disinfect vehicles used by them for transporting animals
into or through the Commonwealth, as may be reasonably necessary to prevent
the spread of contagious and infectious diseases of animals within the
Commonwealth.
(Code 1950, § 3-577; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-736; 1977, c. 395; 2008, c. 860.)
Sections: 3.2-6004 3.2-6005 3.2-6006 3.2-6007 3.2-6008 3.2-6009 3.2-6010 3.2-6011 3.2-6012 3.2-6013 3.2-6014 3.2-6015 3.2-6016 3.2-6017 3.2-6018
Last modified: April 16, 2009
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