Va. Code Ann. § 3.2-6505
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Disposal of animals by means of decompression chamber and use of gas chamber for companion animals prohibited
Official statutory text
A. No animal shall be euthanized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by means of a high altitude decompression chamber.
B. No companion animal shall be euthanized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by means of a gas chamber.
1984, c. 492, § 29-213.47; 1987, c. 488, § 3.1-796.77; 2008, cc. 8 , 860 .
B. No companion animal shall be euthanized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by means of a gas chamber.
1984, c. 492, § 29-213.47; 1987, c. 488, § 3.1-796.77; 2008, cc. 8 , 860 .
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