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Such inspectors shall have the power to call on sheriffs and peace officers to assist them in the discharge of their duties in carrying out the provisions of the act of Congress aforesaid, and it is made the duty of sheriffs and peace officers to assist such inspectors when so requested, and such inspectors shall have the same powers and protection as peace officers while engaged in the discharge of their duties.\n\nAll expenses of quarantine, condemnation of animals exposed to disease, and the expenses of any and all measures that may be used to suppress and extirpate pleuropneumonia shall be paid by the United States, and in no case shall the Commonwealth be liable for any damages or expenses of any kind under the provisions of this section.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1332713,"text":"The Governor is authorized to accept, on behalf of the state, the rules and regulations prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under and in pursuance of section three of an act of Congress approved May 29, 1884, entitled &#8220;An act for the establishment of a bureau of animal industry, to prevent the exportation of diseased cattle and to provide means for the suppression and extirpation of pleuropneumonia and other contagious diseases among domestic animals,&#8221; and to cooperate with the authorities of the United States in the enforcement of the provisions of the act.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":""},"1":{"id":1332714,"text":"The inspectors of the U.S. Department of Agriculture shall have the right of inspection, quarantine, and condemnation of animals affected with any contagious or infectious diseases, or suspected to be so affected, or that have been exposed to any such disease, and for these purposes are authorized and empowered to enter upon any ground or premises. Such inspectors shall have the power to call on sheriffs and peace officers to assist them in the discharge of their duties in carrying out the provisions of the act of Congress aforesaid, and it is made the duty of sheriffs and peace officers to assist such inspectors when so requested, and such inspectors shall have the same powers and protection as peace officers while engaged in the discharge of their duties.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":""},"2":{"id":1332715,"text":"All expenses of quarantine, condemnation of animals exposed to disease, and the expenses of any and all measures that may be used to suppress and extirpate pleuropneumonia shall be paid by the United States, and in no case shall the Commonwealth be liable for any damages or expenses of any kind under the provisions of this section.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"prior_prefix":""}},"ancestry":[{"id":51224,"edition_id":2,"name":"Contagious and Infectious Diseases","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":51223,"metadata":{"child_laws":24,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:39:27","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:43","permalink":{"id":1425173,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51224,"identifier":"1","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1","url":"\/3.2\/V\/60\/1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51223,"edition_id":2,"name":"Livestock and Poultry","identifier":"60","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":2,"parent_id":51220,"metadata":{"child_laws":46,"child_structures":5},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:39:27","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:43","permalink":{"id":1425171,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51223,"identifier":"60","token":"3.2\/V\/60","url":"\/3.2\/V\/60\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51220,"edition_id":2,"name":"Domestic Animals","identifier":"V","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":5,"parent_id":51103,"metadata":{"child_laws":207,"child_structures":28},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:39:26","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:43","permalink":{"id":1425135,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51220,"identifier":"V","token":"3.2\/V","url":"\/3.2\/V\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51103,"edition_id":2,"name":"Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food","identifier":"3.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":5,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":1194,"child_structures":151},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:37:33","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:27","permalink":{"id":1420941,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51103,"identifier":"3.2","token":"3.2","url":"\/3.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":358175,"structure_id":51224,"section_number":"3.2-6000","catch_line":"Right of entry","url":"\/3.2-6000\/","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1\/3.2-6000","metadata":false},{"id":358176,"structure_id":51224,"section_number":"3.2-6001","catch_line":"Protection of livestock and poultry","url":"\/3.2-6001\/","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1\/3.2-6001","metadata":false},{"id":358177,"structure_id":51224,"section_number":"3.2-6002","catch_line":"Contagious and infectious diseases; 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It has been modified 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 702; in 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1425235,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358191,"identifier":"3.2-6015","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1\/3.2-6015","url":"\/3.2-6015\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6015\/","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1\/3.2-6015","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cooperation with U.S. Department of Agriculture to prevent contagious or infectious diseases","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6015","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The Governor is authorized to accept, on behalf of the state, the rules and regulations prepared by the U.S. <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Agriculture under and in pursuance of section three of an act of Congress approved May 29, 1884, entitled &#8220;An act for the establishment of a bureau of <span class=\"dictionary\">animal<\/span> industry, to prevent the exportation of diseased cattle and to provide means for the suppression and extirpation of pleuropneumonia and other contagious diseases among domestic <span class=\"dictionary\">animals<\/span>,&#8221; and to cooperate with the authorities of the United States in the enforcement of the provisions of the act.<\/p><p>The inspectors of the U.S. <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Agriculture shall have the right of inspection, quarantine, and condemnation of <span class=\"dictionary\">animals<\/span> affected with any contagious or infectious diseases, or suspected to be so affected, or that have been exposed to any such disease, and for these purposes are authorized and empowered to enter upon any ground or premises. 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Such inspectors shall have the power to\ncall on sheriffs and peace officers to assist them in the discharge of their\nduties in carrying out the provisions of the act of Congress aforesaid, and it\nis made the duty of sheriffs and peace officers to assist such inspectors when\nso requested, and such inspectors shall have the same powers and protection as\npeace officers while engaged in the discharge of their duties.\n\nAll expenses of quarantine, condemnation of animals exposed to disease, and the\nexpenses of any and all measures that may be used to suppress and extirpate\npleuropneumonia shall be paid by the United States, and in no case shall the\nCommonwealth be liable for any damages or expenses of any kind under the\nprovisions of this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-16; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-739.1; 2008, c. 860.","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"}}