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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 404<\/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 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1425429,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358239,"identifier":"3.2-6300","token":"3.2\/V\/63\/3.2-6300","url":"\/3.2-6300\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6300\/","token":"3.2\/V\/63\/3.2-6300","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6300","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:<\/p>

“Directly engages in an ox activity<\/span>” means a person who rides, trains, drives, leads, or is a passenger upon an ox, whether mounted or unmounted, or on an ox drawn vehicle, but does not mean a spectator at an ox activity or a person who participates in the ox activity but does not ride, train, drive, lead, or ride as a passenger upon an ox or ox drawn vehicle.<\/p>

“Ox” means a castrated bovine used for draft, recreational, educational, entertainment or display purposes and shall not include bovines raised primarily for food or fiber.<\/p>

“Ox activity” means: (i) ox shows, fairs, competitions, rodeos, pulling, driving, performances, or parades; (ii) ox training or teaching activities; (iii) boarding oxen; (iv) riding, inspecting, or evaluating an ox belonging to another whether or not the owner has received some monetary consideration or other thing of value for the use of the ox or is permitting a prospective purchaser of the ox to ride, inspect, or evaluate the ox; and (v) rides, trips or other ox activities of any type however informal or impromptu that are sponsored by an ox activity sponsor<\/span>.<\/p>

“Ox activity sponsor<\/span>” means any person or his agent who, for profit or not for profit, sponsors, organizes, or provides the facilities for an ox activity, including 4-H clubs, riding clubs, school-sponsored and college-sponsored classes and programs, therapeutic riding programs, and operators, instructors, and promoters of ox facilities, including stables, fairs, and arenas where the activity is held.<\/p>

“Ox professional<\/span>” means a person or his agent engaged for compensation in: (i) instructing a participant<\/span> or renting to a participant<\/span> an ox for the purpose of riding, driving, or being a passenger upon an ox; or (ii) renting equipment or tack to a participant<\/span>.<\/p>

“Participant<\/span>” means any person, whether amateur or professional, who directly engages in an ox activity<\/span>, whether or not a fee is paid to participate in the ox activity.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 3.2-6300)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Directly engages in an ox activity” means a person who rides,\ntrains, drives, leads, or is a passenger upon an ox, whether mounted or\nunmounted, or on an ox drawn vehicle, but does not mean a spectator at an ox\nactivity or a person who participates in the ox activity but does not ride,\ntrain, drive, lead, or ride as a passenger upon an ox or ox drawn vehicle.\n\n“Ox” means a castrated bovine used for draft, recreational,\neducational, entertainment or display purposes and shall not include bovines\nraised primarily for food or fiber.\n\n“Ox activity” means: (i) ox shows, fairs, competitions, rodeos,\npulling, driving, performances, or parades; (ii) ox training or teaching\nactivities; (iii) boarding oxen; (iv) riding, inspecting, or evaluating an ox\nbelonging to another whether or not the owner has received some monetary\nconsideration or other thing of value for the use of the ox or is permitting a\nprospective purchaser of the ox to ride, inspect, or evaluate the ox; and (v)\nrides, trips or other ox activities of any type however informal or impromptu\nthat are sponsored by an ox activity sponsor.\n\n“Ox activity sponsor” means any person or his agent who, for profit\nor not for profit, sponsors, organizes, or provides the facilities for an ox\nactivity, including 4-H clubs, riding clubs, school-sponsored and\ncollege-sponsored classes and programs, therapeutic riding programs, and\noperators, instructors, and promoters of ox facilities, including stables,\nfairs, and arenas where the activity is held.\n\n“Ox professional” means a person or his agent engaged for\ncompensation in: (i) instructing a participant or renting to a participant an ox\nfor the purpose of riding, driving, or being a passenger upon an ox; or (ii)\nrenting equipment or tack to a participant.\n\n“Participant” means any person, whether amateur or professional, who\ndirectly engages in an ox activity, whether or not a fee is paid to participate\nin the ox activity.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 404, \u00a7 3.1-796.134; 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"}}