The board may prohibit any act defined as a misdemeanor and prohibited by the laws of this Commonwealth and provide a penalty for violations, to the end that the board may parallel by ordinance the criminal laws of this Commonwealth.
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-605
Prohibiting misdemeanors and providing penalties
Code 1950, § 15-307.1; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-626; 1997, c. 587.
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