Virginia § 3.2-6016 - Altering disease control identification of livestock or poultry
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 3.2-6016 — Altering disease control identification of livestock or poultry, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3.2-6016. Altering disease control identification of livestock or poultry
It shall be unlawful for any person to, unless in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to this article, alter, deface, change from one animal to another, mutilate, substitute, remove, misrepresent, or otherwise interfere with any tag, brand, tattoo, mark, or other identification adopted or used by any county, the Commissioner, the Board, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or any other state for the identification of any animal in the Commonwealth or shipped into the Commonwealth for the purpose of controlling or eradicating disease.
Code 1950, § 3-591; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-755; 2008, c. 860.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3.2-6016 ("Altering disease control identification of livestock or poultry") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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