Va. Code Ann. § 3.2-6108
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Prohibited acts
Official statutory text
It shall be unlawful for:
1. Any person to use any brand for branding cattle unless the brand is registered with the Department;
2. Any person to obliterate, alter or deface the brand of any animals;
3. Any livestock market to receive and sell cattle unless records of such sale are kept in accordance with the requirements of this chapter; or
4. Any livestock market to fail to post a copy of the register of brands furnished to them by the Department in a place easily accessible to interested parties.
1974, c. 642, § 3.1-796.37; 2008, c. 860 .
1. Any person to use any brand for branding cattle unless the brand is registered with the Department;
2. Any person to obliterate, alter or deface the brand of any animals;
3. Any livestock market to receive and sell cattle unless records of such sale are kept in accordance with the requirements of this chapter; or
4. Any livestock market to fail to post a copy of the register of brands furnished to them by the Department in a place easily accessible to interested parties.
1974, c. 642, § 3.1-796.37; 2008, c. 860 .
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