Virginia § 57-39.21 - Duty to file declaration of land use restriction
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 57-39.21 — Duty to file declaration of land use restriction, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 57-39.21. Duty to file declaration of land use restriction
The owner of any land used or to be used as a pet cemetery shall file in the office of the clerk of the circuit court for the locality where the land is located a declaration restricting the use of the land to use as a pet cemetery. The owner shall execute the declaration in the same manner and with the same effect as a conveyance of an interest in land. The clerk shall record the declaration in the deed book and index it in the name of the owner. The restriction established in such a recorded declaration may be removed only as provided in § 57-39.24. Unless a restriction is so removed, no person shall use land restricted pursuant to this section for any purpose other than as a pet cemetery.
1996, c. 957.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 57-39.21 ("Duty to file declaration of land use restriction") 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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