Any person operating a pet shop or operating as a dealer in companion animals shall
obtain a permit. The fee for said permit shall be as set forth in uniform fee schedule
adopted by the board of supervisors, as it may be amended from time to time. The county
may refuse to issue or after issuance may revoke such permit for fraudulent practices
or inhumane treatment of the animals dealt with by the permittee. Operating a pet
shop or operating as a dealer in companion animals without having obtained such a
permit from the county shall be a Class 3 misdemeanor. (6-18-15.)
(STATE LAW REFERENCE—Sec. 3.2-6537 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.)
