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Sec. 3-11. Bitches in heat.[91]

No owner of any bitch in heat shall permit her to go at
large in the street or allow her to remain on his premises to
the annoyance of the neighborhood. Any such bitch shall be
taken into custody by the police, and if not redeemed by the
payment of the fine within twenty-four hours, the bitch
shall be killed; but the killing of the bitch shall not exempt
its owner from a penalty for the violation of this section.
(Code 1959, § 3-10.)

 
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For state law as to female dog in season, see Code of Va., § 29-201.