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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 484<\/a> and 721<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2011, chapter 191<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1392481,"object_type":"law","relational_id":351202,"identifier":"18.2-97.1","token":"18.2\/5\/3\/18.2-97.1","url":"\/18.2-97.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-97.1\/","token":"18.2\/5\/3\/18.2-97.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Removal of a transmitting device; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-97.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who removes an electronic or radio transmitting device from a dog, falcon, hawk, or owl without the permission of the owner and with the intent<\/span> to prevent or hinder the owner from locating the dog, falcon, hawk, or owl is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. Upon a finding<\/span> of guilt, the court<\/span> shall order<\/span> that the defendant<\/span> pay as restitution<\/span> the actual value of any dog, falcon, hawk, or owl lost or killed as a result of such removal. The court<\/span> may also order<\/span> restitution<\/span> to the owner for any lost breeding revenues.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREMOVAL OF A TRANSMITTING DEVICE; PENALTY (\u00a7 18.2-97.1)\n\nAny person who removes an electronic or radio transmitting device from a dog,\nfalcon, hawk, or owl without the permission of the owner and with the intent to\nprevent or hinder the owner from locating the dog, falcon, hawk, or owl is\nguilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Upon a finding of guilt, the court shall order\nthat the defendant pay as restitution the actual value of any dog, falcon, hawk,\nor owl lost or killed as a result of such removal. The court may also order\nrestitution to the owner for any lost breeding revenues.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, cc. 484, 721; 2011, c. 191.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}