Bill Text: VA SB432 | 2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Livestock or poultry; compensation owner is entitled to receive for those killed or injured by dogs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-03-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0160) [SB432 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-SB432-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§ 3.2-6553 and 3.2-6584 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: §3.2-6553. Compensation for livestock and poultry killed by dogs. Any person who has any livestock or poultry killed or injured
by any dog not his own shall be entitled to receive as compensation the fair
market value of such livestock or poultry not to exceed Local jurisdictions may by ordinance waive the requirements of clause (ii) or (iii) or both provided that the ordinance adopted requires that the animal control officer has conducted an investigation and that his investigation supports the claim. Upon payment under this section, the local governing body shall be subrogated to the extent of compensation paid to the right of action to the owner of the livestock or poultry against the owner of the dog and may enforce the same in an appropriate action at law. §3.2-6584. Compensation for livestock and poultry killed by hybrid canines. Any person who has any livestock or poultry killed or injured
by any hybrid canine not his own shall be entitled to receive as compensation
the fair market value of such livestock or poultry not to exceed Local jurisdictions may by ordinance waive the requirements of clause (ii) or (iii) or both provided that the ordinance adopted requires that the animal control officer has conducted an investigation and that his investigation supports the claim. Upon payment under this section the local governing body shall be subrogated to the extent of compensation paid to the right of action to the owner of the livestock or poultry against the owner of the hybrid canine and may enforce the same in an appropriate action at law. |