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Mathews County, VA
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2023-08-22
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Chapter 6 Animals
The Code
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 6
Animals
Ch 6 Art I
Diseased Animals
§ 6-1
Prohibited acts.
Ch 6 Art II
Vicious Dogs
§ 6-2
Definitions.
§ 6-3
Determination of viciousness.
§ 6-4
Exceptions to being determined dangerous or vicious.
§ 6-5
Dangerous dog registration certificate; fee; identification tag required.
§ 6-6
Requirements for issuance of certificates or renewals.
§ 6-7
Control of dangerous dogs.
§ 6-8
When owner is a minor.
§ 6-9
Notification of animal control authority.
§ 6-10
Violations and penalties.
Ch 6 Art III
Regulation of Dogs
§ 6-11
Animal Control Officer.
§ 6-12
Definitions.
§ 6-13
License required; tax; unlicensed dogs prohibited.
§ 6-14
Payment of license tax.
§ 6-15
Payment of license tax subsequent to summons.
§ 6-16
Status of dog not wearing license tag.
§ 6-17
Application for license.
§ 6-18
Vaccination or inoculation against rabies required.
§ 6-19
Certificate of inoculation or vaccination to be issued.
§ 6-20
Contents of dog license.
§ 6-21
Duplicate license tags; fee.
§ 6-22
Dog license receipts; dogs to wear tags.
§ 6-23
Kennels.
§ 6-24
Licensed dogs deemed personal property.
§ 6-25
Dogs killing or injuring sheep or other livestock or poultry.
§ 6-26
Dogs killing or injuring companion animals.
§ 6-27
Killing unlicensed dogs.
§ 6-28
Compensation for livestock and poultry killed by dogs.
§ 6-29
Disposal of dead dogs.
§ 6-30
Other unlawful acts.
§ 6-31
Violations and penalties.
Ch 6 Art IV
Cats
§ 6-32
Title; statutory authority.
§ 6-33
Definitions.
§ 6-34
Rabies control.
§ 6-35
Violations and penalties.
Ch 6 Art V
Nuisance Animals
§ 6-36
Title; statutory authority.
§ 6-37
Control of animal by owner required; behavior constituting a public nuisance.
§ 6-38
Procedure; civil penalty.
§ 6-39
Custody.
§ 6-40
Responsibility for costs of confinement, removal or abatement.
Ch 6 Art VI
Wild, Exotic, Venomous or Poisonous Animals
§ 6-41
Definitions.
§ 6-42
Keeping of wild, exotic, venomous or poisonous animals.
Ch 6 Art VII
Livestock Running At Large
§ 6-43
Boundary lines considered as lawful fences for
§ 6-44
Violations and penalties.
Ch 8
Boards, Committees, Commissions and Authorities
Ch 15
Boating
Ch 20
Building Construction
Ch 24
Cable Television
Ch 30
Curfew
Ch 35
Dance Halls
Ch 44
Election District
Ch 50
Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 58
Fees
Ch 61
Fires, Outdoor
Ch 63
Floodplain Management
Ch 67
Food Establishments
Ch 86
Litter Control and Public Nuisance
Ch 93
Noise
Ch 99
Officers and Employees
Ch 101
Official Safety Program
Ch 109
Parks and Recreation
Ch 122
Sand Dunes
Ch 125
Sanitary District
Ch 130
Sewage Disposal Systems
Ch 136
Street Names and Building Numbers
Ch 140
Subdivision of Land
Ch 145
Taxation
Ch 158
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 163
Water Conservation
Ch 166
Wetlands
Ch 175
Zoning
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 6
Animals
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Mathews County as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
Diseased Animals
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§ 6-1
Prohibited acts.
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Article II
Vicious Dogs
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§ 6-2
Definitions.
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§ 6-3
Determination of viciousness.
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§ 6-4
Exceptions to being determined dangerous or vicious.
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§ 6-5
Dangerous dog registration certificate; fee; identification tag required.
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§ 6-6
Requirements for issuance of certificates or renewals.
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§ 6-7
Control of dangerous dogs.
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§ 6-8
When owner is a minor.
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§ 6-9
Notification of animal control authority.
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§ 6-10
Violations and penalties.
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Article III
Regulation of Dogs
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§ 6-11
Animal Control Officer.
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§ 6-12
Definitions.
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§ 6-13
License required; tax; unlicensed dogs prohibited.
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§ 6-14
Payment of license tax.
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§ 6-15
Payment of license tax subsequent to summons.
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§ 6-16
Status of dog not wearing license tag.
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§ 6-17
Application for license.
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§ 6-18
Vaccination or inoculation against rabies required.
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§ 6-19
Certificate of inoculation or vaccination to be issued.
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§ 6-20
Contents of dog license.
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§ 6-21
Duplicate license tags; fee.
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§ 6-22
Dog license receipts; dogs to wear tags.
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§ 6-23
Kennels.
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§ 6-24
Licensed dogs deemed personal property.
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§ 6-25
Dogs killing or injuring sheep or other livestock or poultry.
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§ 6-26
Dogs killing or injuring companion animals.
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§ 6-27
Killing unlicensed dogs.
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§ 6-28
Compensation for livestock and poultry killed by dogs.
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§ 6-29
Disposal of dead dogs.
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§ 6-30
Other unlawful acts.
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§ 6-31
Violations and penalties.
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Article IV
Cats
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§ 6-32
Title; statutory authority.
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§ 6-33
Definitions.
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§ 6-34
Rabies control.
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§ 6-35
Violations and penalties.
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Article V
Nuisance Animals
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§ 6-36
Title; statutory authority.
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§ 6-37
Control of animal by owner required; behavior constituting a public nuisance.
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§ 6-38
Procedure; civil penalty.
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§ 6-39
Custody.
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§ 6-40
Responsibility for costs of confinement, removal or abatement.
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Article VI
Wild, Exotic, Venomous or Poisonous Animals
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§ 6-41
Definitions.
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§ 6-42
Keeping of wild, exotic, venomous or poisonous animals.
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Article VII
Livestock Running At Large
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§ 6-43
Boundary lines considered as lawful fences for
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§ 6-44
Violations and penalties.
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