§ 6-189. Emergencies.

When there is sufficient reason to believe that a rabid animal is at large, the board of supervisors may pass an emergency ordinance, which shall become effective immediately upon passage, requiring owners of all dogs and cats to keep the dogs and cats confined on their premises unless leashed under restraint of the owner in such a manner that persons or animals will not be subject to the danger of being bitten by the rabid animal. Any such emergency ordinance enacted pursuant to this section shall be operative for a period not to exceed 30 days unless renewed by the board. The board may pass ordinances restricting the running at large of dogs and cats which have not been inoculated or vaccinated against rabies.

(Code 1988, § 3-109)

State Law reference— Restraint of certain animals in emergencies, Code of Virginia, § 3.1-796.98.

(Code 1988, § 3-109)

State law reference

Restraint of certain animals in emergencies, Code of Virginia, § 3.1-796.98.