I love to see the joy they can bring to a home and family. We are a small farm located in South West Virginia, we strive to breed and raise only the highest quality animals. We focus on increasing the excellence of the breed by breeding dogs that have strong health, wonderful temperaments, and fantastic family companions. Many animals sheep, emu, piglets, bunnies, Chickens, ducks, pheasants, peacocks We have one standard poodle, one golden doodle, and two Great Pyrenees.
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Arizona A. California West's Ann. As used in this article, "dog breeder," or "breeder" means a person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other association that has sold, transferred, or given away all or part of 3 or more litters or 20 or more dogs during the preceding 12 months that were bred and reared on the premises of the person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other association. Where commissioner has reasonable cause, can issue cease and desist order.
Any owner or keeper of a kennel who breeds more than 2 litters of dogs annually shall apply to the town clerk in the town in which such kennel is located for a kennel license. Kennel is more than 4 dogs are kept for show, trial, sale, breeding, or other purposes 16 Del. Humane Care and Handling General facilities structural strength propr storage of food and bedding drainage adequate waste disposal Indoor housing facility heating, cooling, temperature ventilation lighting interior surfaces substantially impervious to moisture and may be readily sanitized Outdoor housing facilities dogs that are not acclimated to the outdoor temperatures and breeds of dogs that cannot tolerate the outdoor temperatures without stress or discomfort i.
Watering receptacles shall be kept clean and shall be sanitized at least once per week. General housekeeping for premises of the kennel 16 Del. After expiration of the warning period the operator shall be fined. The licensee is entitled to an administrative review of such order under the Delaware APA. The licensee shall: maintain sanitary conditions insure proper ventilation provide adequate nutrition provide humane care and treatment of all animals under his jurisdiction take reasonable care to release for sale, trade, or adoption only those animals which are free of disease, injuries or abnormalities.
A health certificate, meeting the requirements of the Department and issued by a licensed veterinarian for any such animal within 5 days before such sale, trade or adoption is prima facie evidence that the licensee has taken reasonable care, as required by this paragraph. Per law , a commercial dog breeder shall comply with the standards of care set forth in 9 CFR 3.
A person who owns or harbors 3 or fewer breeding males or females is not a commercial breeder. However, a person who breeds any number of breeding male or female greyhounds for the purposes of using them for pari-mutuel wagering at a racetrack as provided in chapter 99D shall be considered a commercial breeder irrespective of whether the person sells, leases, or exchanges the greyhounds for consideration or offers to do so.
Statute Regulations provide specific standards for: housing facilities Under the law , the failure to provide the following can result in license revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue a license: the housing facility or the primary enclosure is inadequate; or the feeding, watering, sanitizing and housing practices at the licensee's or permittee's premises are not consistent with the Kansas pet animal act or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder.
Injunction 2. Licensing : unlawful for any person to act as or be a retail breeder unless such person has obtained from the commissioner a retail breeder license for each retail breeder premises operated by such person Also unlawful for any person to knowingly purchase a dog or a cat for the purpose of resale to another from a person required to be licensed or permitted under public law , 7 U.
The term "breeder" is not defined in the law. However, the law states that any individual or business with 5 or more dogs who breeds and sells dogs retail, wholesale, or to the public is required to procure a kennel license and pay a kennel license fee. No individual or business that breeds, buys, or sells dogs retail, wholesale, or to the public shall maintain more than 75 dogs over the age of one year at any time for breeding purposes.
A breeding kennel that maintains at least 11 but no more than 20 female dogs or cats capable of breeding is a Category 2 breeding kennel. A breeding kennel that maintains 21 or more female dogs or cats capable of breeding is a Category 3 breeding kennel. Regulations provide general standards for: temperature control of both inside and outside structures sanitation food disease control noise ventilation lighting Specific standards for kennels and boarding kennels CMR Ch.
There must be clean and sufficient bedding material to retain the animal's normal body heat. Wire floor does not include manufactured grids that will not potentially injure the feet. The commissioner, a state humane agent, a veterinarian employed by the State or a licensed veterinarian at the direction of the commissioner may, at any reasonable time, enter a breeding kennel and make examinations and conduct any recognized tests for the existence of contagious or infectious diseases or conditions.
The department may promulgate rules to accomplish the purposes of this act and to establish minimum standards for the housing, care, and handling of animals to insure the humane care and handling of animals. The department may also promulgate rules to establish minimum standards for large-scale dog breeding kennels. After notice and an opportunity for an evidentiary hearing violation may result in either or both: a Suspend or revoke a license or registration issued to the person under this act.
The director may bring an action to do 1 or more of the following: a Obtain a declaratory judgment that a method, act, or practice is in violation of this act. Commercial Breeders Act M. The statutory standards include the following: cats must not be housed in outdoor confinement areas; animals exercised in groups must be compatible and show no signs of contagious disease; females in estrus must not be housed in the same confinement area with unneutered males, except for breeding purposes; animals must be provided daily enrichment and must be provided positive physical contact with human beings and compatible animals at least twice daily unless a veterinarian determines otherwise ; animals must not be sold, traded, or given away before the age of 8 weeks unless a veterinarian determines otherwise ; the commercial breeder must provide identification and tracking for each animal; the commercial breeder must provide adequate staff; a commercial breeder must not knowingly hire staff who have been convicted of animal cruelty.
The board must perform an announced initial prelicense inspection within 60 days from the date of receiving a license application. Annual Inspection: The board must inspect each licensed facility at least annually. If, after the prelicense inspection, the commercial breeder has two consecutive years of inspections with no violations, the board must inspect the commercial breeder at least every two years.
If the commercial breeder has any violations during an inspection or if the board has cause, the board must inspect the commercial breeder at least annually. Board Listing of Breeders: The board must maintain and post in a timely manner on its Web site a list of commercial breeders licensed and in good standing under this section.
The board may also suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license: for failure to comply with a correction order; for failure to pay an administrative penalty; for failure to meet the requirements of section A license shall be issued only upon inspection by the state veterinarian, his designee, or an animal welfare official The state veterinarian shall have the duty and authority to inspect all facilities licensed under sections Commercial breeder means any one of the following: A person who sells, exchanges, leases, or in any way transfers 31 or more dogs or cats in a 12 month period; A person engaged in the business of breeding dogs or cats who owns or harbors 4 or more dogs or cats, intended for breeding, in a 12 month period; A person whose dogs or cats produce a total of 4 or more litters within a month period; or A person who knowingly sells, exchanges, or leases dogs or cats for later retail sale or brokered trading.
The term does not include a person who breeds dogs or cats as a hobby. A breeder shall not: 1. Sell a dog or cat: a Unless the dog or cat has had: 1 A registered microchip subcutaneously inserted into the dog or cat; and 2 All the required vaccinations for rabies which are appropriate based upon the age of the dog or cat; or b Without providing a written sales contract to the purchaser; or 2. Breed a female dog: a Before she is 18 months old; or b More than once a year.
Under Applies to "high volume breeder," meaning establishment that keeps, houses, and maintains adult breeding dogs that produce at least 9 litters of puppies in any given calendar year and, in return for a fee or other consideration, sells 60 or more adult dogs or puppies per calendar year Not listed the licensing scheme provides a fee for fifty or more adult dogs, so it is assumed there is no limit so long as care standards are met, The chapter states that the director of agriculture shall adopt rules concerning: Housing; Nutrition; Exercise; Grooming; Biosecurity and disease control; Waste management; Whelping; Any other general standards of care for dogs.
In adopting rules, the director shall consider the following factors: Best management practices for the care and well-being of dogs; Biosecurity; The prevention of disease; Morbidity and mortality data; Generally accepted veterinary medical standards and ethical standards established by the American veterinary medical association; Standards established by the United States department of agriculture under the federal animal welfare act as defined in section For high volume breeder license applicants: Not required.
For licensees: At least once annually , the director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative shall inspect a high volume breeder that is subject to licensure under this chapter and rules to ensure compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it, including the standards of care established in rules Inspections may also be conducted: upon receiving a complaint; or by the director or the director's authorized representative, upon proper identification and upon stating the purpose and necessity of an inspection, at reasonable times to inspect or investigate and to examine or copy records in order to determine compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it.
The Board shall adopt the rules necessary to enforce and administer the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter Licensing Act that establish standards for care. Specific regulations related to: food and water requirements housing facilities primary enclosures waste removal and sanitization veterinary care grooming exercise requirements quarantine adequate rest between breeding cycles other facility and employee requirements pet identification number and microchip requirement euthanasia procedures The Department shall arrange for an inspection at a facility prior to issuance of an initial animal shelter or commercial pet breeder license for that facility.
Each animal, each action, or each day a violation continues may constitute a separate and distinct violation. Any person Standards of care for dog breeding only apply to a person that possesses, controls or otherwise has charge of at the same time 10 or more sexually intact dogs that are eight months of age or older But excludes : an animal control agency, humane society or animal shelter a person who provides care for dogs at the request of a unit of government, government agency, humane society or animal shelter a veterinary facility a person that is transporting dogs a boarding kennel.
Class B misdemeanor Records for individuals dogs must be kept for two years. Kennels must display kennel licenses. Kennel Class C license holders have requirements for primary enclosures: 1. Primary enclosures must meet the following requirements: Have no sharp points or edges that could injure the dogs.
The information thus received shall be retained by the treasurer, open to public inspection, during the period for which such license is valid. The treasurer may establish substations in convenient locations in the county or city and appoint agents for the collection of the license tax and issuance of such licenses.
Amount of license tax. The governing body of each county or city shall impose by ordinance a license tax on the ownership of dogs within its jurisdiction. The governing body may establish different rates of taxation for ownership of female dogs, male dogs, spayed or neutered dogs, female cats, male cats, and spayed or neutered cats. If the dog or cat has been spayed, the tax shall not exceed the tax provided for a male dog or cat. No license tax shall be levied on any dog that is trained and serves as i a guide dog for a blind person, ii a hearing dog for a person who is deaf or hard of hearing, or iii a service dog for a mobility-impaired or otherwise disabled person.
Veterinarians to provide treasurer with rabies certificate information; civil penalty A. Each veterinarian who vaccinates a dog against rabies or directs a veterinary technician in his employ to vaccinate a dog against rabies shall provide the owner a copy of the rabies vaccination certificate.
The veterinarian shall forward within 45 days a copy of the rabies vaccination certificate or the relevant information contained in such certificate to the treasurer of the locality where the vaccination occurs. The rabies vaccination certificate shall include at a minimum the signature of the veterinarian, the animal owner's name and address, the species of the animal, the sex, the age, the color, the primary breed, whether or not the animal is spayed or neutered, the vaccination number, and expiration date.
The rabies vaccination certificate shall indicate the locality where the animal resides. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of each vaccinated animal that is not already licensed to apply for a license for the vaccinated dog. Beginning January 1, , if the treasurer determines, from review of the rabies vaccination information provided by veterinarians, that the owner of an unlicensed dog has failed to apply for a license within 90 days of the date of vaccination, the treasurer shall transmit an application to the owner and request the owner to submit a completed application and pay the appropriate fee.
Upon receipt of the completed application and payment of the license fee, the treasurer or other agent charged with the duty of issuing the dog licenses shall issue a license receipt and a permanent tag.
The treasurer shall retain only the information that is required to be collected and open to public inspection pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter and shall forthwith destroy any rabies vaccination certificate or other similar record transmitted by a veterinarian to a treasurer pursuant to this section. The treasurer shall remit any rabies vaccination certificate received for any animal owned by an individual residing in another locality to the local treasurer for the appropriate locality.
Monies raised pursuant to this subsection shall be placed in the locality's general fund for the purpose of animal control activities including spay or neuter programs. Licensing periods for individual dogs and cats may be equal to and may run concurrently with the rabies vaccination effective period. The governing body of a county or city may by ordinance provide for a lifetime dog or cat license.
Such a license shall be valid only as long as the animal's owner resides in the issuing locality and the animal's rabies vaccination is kept current. Dog and cat license receipts shall be carefully preserved by the licensees and exhibited promptly on request for inspection by any animal control officer or other officer.
Dog license tags shall be securely fastened to a substantial collar by the owner or custodian and worn by such dog. It shall be unlawful for the owner to permit any licensed dog four months old or older to run or roam at large at any time without a license tag. The owner of the dog may remove the collar and license tag required by this section when: i the dog is engaged in lawful hunting; ii the dog is competing in a dog show; iii the dog has a skin condition that would be exacerbated by the wearing of a collar; iv the dog is confined; or v the dog is under the immediate control of its owner.
Duplicate license tags. If a dog or cat license tag is lost, destroyed or stolen, the owner or custodian shall at once apply to the treasurer or his agent who issued the original license for a duplicate license tag, presenting the original license receipt. Upon affidavit of the owner or custodian before the treasurer or his agent that the original license tag has been lost, destroyed or stolen, he shall issue a duplicate license tag that the owner or custodian shall immediately affix to the collar of the dog.
The treasurer or his agent shall endorse the number of the duplicate and the date issued on the face of the original license receipt. Effect of dog or cat not wearing a license tag as evidence. Any dog or cat not wearing a collar bearing a valid license tag shall prima facie be deemed to be unlicensed, and in any proceedings under this chapter the burden of proof of the fact that such dog or cat has been licensed, or is otherwise not required to bear a tag at the time, shall be on the owner of the dog or cat.
Disposition of funds. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the local governing body, the treasurer of each locality shall keep all moneys collected by him for dog and cat license taxes in a separate account from all other funds collected by him. The locality shall use the funds for the following purposes:. The salary and expenses of the animal control officer and necessary staff;.
Payments as a bounty to any person neutering or spaying a dog up to the amount of one year of the license tax as provided by ordinance;. Any part or all of any surplus remaining in such account on December 31 of any year may be transferred by the governing body of such locality into the general fund of such locality.
Supplemental funds. Localities may supplement the dog and cat license tax fund with other funds as they consider appropriate. Payment of license tax subsequent to summons. The governing body of any locality may, by ordinance, require a person operating a pet shop or operating as a dealer in companion animals to obtain a permit. The revenues derived therefrom shall be used for the administration and enforcement of such ordinance. The aforementioned ordinance may provide: i that records be kept by the permittees as are deemed necessary; ii for public hearing prior to issuance, renewal or revocation of any such permit; or iii for the denial of issuance, denial of renewal or for the revocation of such permit for fraudulent practices or inhumane treatment of the animals dealt with by the permittee.
Cash bond for a pet shop obtaining certain dogs. A locality may reduce or waive such bond requirement at its discretion. A locality may terminate the bond requirement for a pet shop if such pet shop has operated without interruption for 10 years and the locality has not, during that period, called in whole or in part the cash bond, cash equivalent bond, or acceptable letter of credit. If a pet shop ceases business operations, the locality shall have the right to call any bond provided by the pet shop and utilize the resulting funds as reasonably necessary to protect the welfare of the animals or fish from the bonding pet shop.
Any locality may by ordinance prohibit the running at large of all or any category of dogs, except dogs used for hunting, in all or any designated portion of such locality during such months as it may designate. Any such locality may also require that dogs be confined, restricted, or penned up during such periods. For the purpose of this section, a dog shall be deemed to run at large while roaming or running off the property of its owner or custodian and not under its owner's or custodian's immediate control.
Any person who permits his dog to run at large or remain unconfined, unrestricted, or not penned up shall be deemed to have violated an ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section. For the purpose of such ordinance, a dog shall be deemed to be running at large in a pack if it is running at large in the company of one or more other dogs that are also running at large.
Ordinance requiring dogs to be kept on leash. The governing body of any locality may adopt ordinances requiring that dogs within any such locality be kept on a leash or otherwise restrained and may, by resolution directed to the circuit court, request the court to order a referendum as to whether any such ordinance so adopted shall become effective.
The court shall require the governing body to give appropriate notice of the time, place and subject matter of such referendum. The results of the referendum shall not be binding upon the governing body of the locality but may be used in ascertaining the sense of the voters. Control of dangerous or vicious dogs; penalties. A canine or canine crossbreed that has bitten, attacked, or inflicted injury on a companion animal that is a dog or cat or killed a companion animal that is a dog or cat.
A canine or canine crossbreed is not a dangerous dog if, upon investigation, a law-enforcement officer or animal control officer finds that i no serious physical injury, as determined by a licensed veterinarian, has occurred to the dog or cat as a result of the attack or bite; ii both animals are owned by the same person; or iii such attack occurred on the property of the attacking or biting dog's owner or custodian; or. A canine or canine crossbreed that has bitten, attacked, or inflicted injury on a person.
A canine or canine crossbreed is not a dangerous dog if, upon investigation, a law-enforcement officer or animal control officer finds that the injury inflicted by the canine or canine crossbreed upon a person consists solely of a single nip or bite resulting only in a scratch, abrasion, or other minor injury.
No dog shall be found to be a dangerous dog as a result of biting, attacking, or inflicting injury on a dog or cat while engaged with an owner or custodian as part of lawful hunting or participating in an organized, lawful dog handling event.
No dog shall be found to be a dangerous dog if the court determines, based on the totality of the evidence before it, or for other good cause, that the dog is not dangerous or a threat to the community. Any law-enforcement officer or animal control officer who has reason to believe that a canine or canine crossbreed within his jurisdiction is a dangerous dog may apply to a magistrate serving the jurisdiction for the issuance of a summons requiring the owner or custodian, if known, to appear before a general district court at a specified time.
The summons shall advise the owner of the nature of the proceeding and the matters at issue. If a law-enforcement officer successfully makes an application for the issuance of a summons, he shall contact the local animal control officer and inform him of the location of the dog and the relevant facts pertaining to his belief that the dog is dangerous.
The animal control officer shall confine the animal until such time as evidence shall be heard and a verdict rendered. If the animal control officer determines that the owner or custodian can confine the animal in a manner that protects the public safety, he may permit the owner or custodian to confine the animal until such time as evidence shall be heard and a verdict rendered. The court, through its contempt powers, may compel the owner, custodian, or harborer of the animal to produce the animal.
If, after hearing the evidence, the court finds that the animal is a dangerous dog, the court shall order the animal's owner to comply with the provisions of this section. The court, upon finding the animal to be a dangerous dog, may order the owner, custodian, or harborer thereof to pay restitution for actual damages to any person injured by the animal or whose companion animal was injured or killed by the animal.
The court, in its discretion, may also order the owner to pay all reasonable expenses incurred in caring and providing for such dangerous dog from the time the animal is taken into custody until such time as the animal is disposed of or returned to the owner.
If, after hearing the evidence, the court decides to defer further proceedings without entering an adjudication that the animal is a dangerous dog, it may do so, notwithstanding any other provision of this section. A court that defers further proceedings shall place specific conditions upon the owner of the dog. If the owner violates any of the conditions, the court may enter an adjudication that the animal is a dangerous dog and proceed as otherwise provided in this section.
Upon fulfillment of the conditions, the court shall dismiss the proceedings against the animal and the owner without an adjudication that the animal is a dangerous dog. The procedure for appeal and trial shall be the same as provided by law for misdemeanors. The Commonwealth shall be required to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. No canine or canine crossbreed shall be found to be a dangerous dog solely because it is a particular breed, nor is the ownership of a particular breed of canine or canine crossbreed prohibited.
No animal shall be found to be a dangerous dog if the threat, injury, or damage was sustained by a person who was i committing, at the time, a crime upon the premises occupied by the animal's owner or custodian; ii committing, at the time, a willful trespass upon the premises occupied by the animal's owner or custodian; or iii provoking, tormenting, or physically abusing the animal, or can be shown to have repeatedly provoked, tormented, abused, or assaulted the animal at other times.
No police dog that was engaged in the performance of its duties as such at the time of the acts complained of shall be found to be a dangerous dog. No animal that, at the time of the acts complained of, was responding to pain or injury, or was protecting itself, its kennel, its offspring, a person, or its owner's or custodian's property, shall be found to be a dangerous dog. If the owner of an animal found to be a dangerous dog is a minor, the custodial parent or legal guardian shall be responsible for complying with all requirements of this section.
The local animal control officer or treasurer shall also provide the owner with a uniformly designed tag that identifies the animal as a dangerous dog.
The owner shall affix the tag to the animal's collar and ensure that the animal wears the collar and tag at all times. The animal control officer shall post registration information on the Virginia Dangerous Dog Registry.
All dangerous dog registration certificates or renewals thereof required to be obtained under this section shall only be issued to persons 18 years of age or older who present satisfactory evidence i of the animal's current rabies vaccination, if applicable; ii that the animal has been neutered or spayed; and iii that the animal is and will be confined in a proper enclosure or is and will be confined inside the owner's residence or is and will be muzzled and confined in the owner's fenced-in yard until the proper enclosure is constructed.
In addition, owners who apply for certificates or renewals thereof under this section shall not be issued a certificate or renewal thereof unless they present satisfactory evidence that a their residence is and will continue to be posted with clearly visible signs warning both minors and adults of the presence of a dangerous dog on the property and b the animal has been permanently identified by means of electronic implantation. While on the property of its owner, an animal found to be a dangerous dog shall be confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked structure of sufficient height and design to prevent its escape or direct contact with or entry by minors, adults, or other animals.
When off its owner's property, an animal found to be a dangerous dog shall be kept on a leash and muzzled in such a manner as not to cause injury to the animal or interfere with the animal's vision or respiration, but so as to prevent it from biting a person or another animal.
The owner shall cause the local animal control officer to be promptly notified of i the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all owners; ii all of the means necessary to locate the owner and the dog at any time; iii any complaints or incidents of attack by the dog upon any person or cat or dog; iv any claims made or lawsuits brought as a result of any attack; v chip identification information; vi proof of insurance or surety bond; and vii the death of the dog.
After an animal has been found to be a dangerous dog, the animal's owner shall immediately, upon learning of same, cause the local animal control authority to be notified if the animal i is loose or unconfined; ii bites a person or attacks another animal; or iii is sold, is given away, or dies.
Any owner of a dangerous dog who relocates to a new address shall, within 10 days of relocating, provide written notice to the appropriate local animal control authority for the old address from which the animal has moved and the new address to which the animal has been moved. Class 2 misdemeanor if the canine or canine crossbreed previously declared a dangerous dog pursuant to this section, when such declaration arose out of a separate and distinct incident, attacks and injures or kills a cat or dog that is a companion animal belonging to another person;.
Class 1 misdemeanor if the canine or canine crossbreed previously declared a dangerous dog pursuant to this section, when such declaration arose out of a separate and distinct incident, bites a human being or attacks a human being causing bodily injury; or.
Class 6 felony if any owner or custodian whose willful act or omission in the care, control, or containment of a canine, canine crossbreed, or other animal is so gross, wanton, and culpable as to show a reckless disregard for human life, and is the proximate cause of such dog or other animal attacking and causing serious bodily injury to any person.
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any animal that, at the time of the acts complained of, was responding to pain or injury, or was protecting itself, its kennel, its offspring, a person, or its owner's or custodian's property, or when the animal is a police dog that is engaged in the performance of its duties at the time of the attack. The owner of any animal that has been found to be a dangerous dog who willfully fails to comply with the requirements of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Whenever an owner or custodian of an animal found to be a dangerous dog is charged with a violation of this section, the animal control officer shall confine the dangerous dog until such time as evidence shall be heard and a verdict rendered. The court, in its discretion, may order the owner to pay all reasonable expenses incurred in caring and providing for such dangerous dog from the time the animal is taken into custody until such time that the animal is disposed of or returned to the owner.
The governing body of any locality may enact an ordinance parallel to this statute regulating dangerous dogs. No locality may impose a felony penalty for violation of such ordinances. Any law-enforcement officer or animal control officer who has reason to believe that a canine or canine crossbreed within his jurisdiction is a vicious dog shall apply to a magistrate serving the jurisdiction for the issuance of a summons requiring the owner or custodian, if known, to appear before a general district court at a specified time.
If a law-enforcement officer successfully makes an application for the issuance of a summons, he shall contact the local animal control officer and inform him of the location of the dog and the relevant facts pertaining to his belief that the dog is vicious.
The court, upon finding the animal to be a vicious dog, may order the owner, custodian, or harborer thereof to pay restitution for actual damages to any person injured by the animal or to the estate of any person killed by the animal. The court, in its discretion, may also order the owner to pay all reasonable expenses incurred in caring and providing for such vicious dog from the time the animal is taken into custody until such time as the animal is disposed of.
No canine or canine crossbreed shall be found to be a vicious dog solely because it is a particular breed, nor is the ownership of a particular breed of canine or canine crossbreed prohibited.
No animal shall be found to be a vicious dog if the threat, injury, or damage was sustained by a person who was i committing, at the time, a crime upon the premises occupied by the animal's owner or custodian; ii committing, at the time, a willful trespass upon the premises occupied by the animal's owner or custodian; or iii provoking, tormenting, or physically abusing the animal, or can be shown to have repeatedly provoked, tormented, abused, or assaulted the animal at other times.
No police dog that was engaged in the performance of its duties as such at the time of the acts complained of shall be found to be a vicious dog. No animal that, at the time of the acts complained of, was responding to pain or injury or was protecting itself, its kennel, its offspring, a person, or its owner's or custodian's property, shall be found to be a vicious dog.
Any owner or custodian of a canine or canine crossbreed or other animal whose willful act or omission in the care, control, or containment of a canine, canine crossbreed, or other animal is so gross, wanton, and culpable as to show a reckless disregard for human life and is the proximate cause of such dog or other animal attacking and causing serious injury to any person is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any animal that, at the time of the acts complained of, was responding to pain or injury or was protecting itself, its kennel, its offspring, a person, or its owner's or custodian's property, or when the animal is a police dog that is engaged in the performance of its duties at the time of the attack.
The governing body of any locality may enact an ordinance parallel to this statute regulating vicious dogs. Authority to prohibit training of attack dogs. Fairfax County may enact an ordinance that prohibits persons from training dogs on residential property to attack.
As used in this section, "attack" means to attack or respond aggressively, either with or without command. Any such ordinance shall exempt from its provisions the training of dogs owned by any person who resides on the property. Establishment of Dangerous Dog Registry. The State Veterinarian shall maintain information provided and posted by animal control officers or other such officials statewide on a website.
All information collected for the Dangerous Dog Registry shall be available to animal control officers via the website. Registration information shall include the name of the animal, a photograph, sex, age, weight, primary breed, secondary breed, color and markings, whether spayed or neutered, the acts that resulted in the dog being designated as dangerous and associated trial docket information, microchip or tattoo number, address where the animal is maintained, name of the owner, address of the owner, telephone numbers of the owner, and a statement that the owner has complied with the provisions of the dangerous dog order.
The address of the owner along with the name and breed of the dangerous dog, the acts that resulted in the dog being deemed dangerous, and information necessary to access court records of the adjudication shall be available to the general public.
By January 31 of each year, until such time as the dangerous dog is deceased, the owner shall submit to an animal control officer or other designated local official of the county or city in which he currently resides a renewal registration that shall include all information contained in the original registration and any updates. The owner shall verify the information is accurate by annual resubmissions. The animal control officer or other such official shall post any updates on the website.
In the event that the dangerous dog is moved to a different location, or contact information for the owner changes in any way at any time, the owner shall submit a renewal containing the address of the new location or other updated information within 10 days of such move or change to an animal control officer or other such official for the new location. There shall be no charge for any updated information provided between renewals.
Any funds collected pursuant to this section shall be used by the State Veterinarian to maintain the registry and website. The website list shall be known as the Virginia Dangerous Dog Registry. Copies of all records, documents, and other papers pertaining to the Dangerous Dog Registry that are duly certified and authenticated in writing on the face of such documents to be true copies by the State Veterinarian or the Dangerous Dog Registry administrator shall be received as evidence with like effect as the original records, documents, or other papers in all courts of the Commonwealth.
Governing body of any locality may adopt certain ordinances. Any town may choose to adopt by reference any ordinance of the surrounding county adopted under this section to be applied within its town limits, in lieu of adopting an ordinance of its own.
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