Any person who has been convicted of a violation of any law concerning abuse, neglect, or cruelty to animals that sells, offers for sale, or trades any companion animal is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, a person may dispose of animals under the provisions of a court order.
Va. Code Ann. § 3.2-6570.1
Sale of animals after cruelty or neglect conviction; penalty
2008, c. 852, § 3.1-796.122:1.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.