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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-205 — False pretense in obtaining registration of cattle and other animals and giving false pedigree

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 7: Miscellaneous False and Fraudulent Acts, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-205

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-205Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Every person who by any false pretense shall obtain from any club, association, society or company for improving the breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine or other domestic animals the registration of any animal in the herd register or other register of any such club, association, society or company, or a transfer of any such registration, and every person who shall knowingly give a false pedigree of any animal shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

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Is false pretense in obtaining registration of cattle and other animals and giving false pedigree a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

False pretense in obtaining registration of cattle and other animals and giving false pedigree is a class 3 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-205.

Which Virginia statute covers false pretense in obtaining registration of cattle and other animals and giving false pedigree?

False pretense in obtaining registration of cattle and other animals and giving false pedigree is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-205 (False pretense in obtaining registration of cattle and other animals and giving false pedigree).

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