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It has been modified 3 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 1977, chapter 624; in 1979, chapter 486; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":369816,"section_number":"55.1-2828","catch_line":"Petition for action to fix boundaries of village or unincorporated community","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2828\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1475313,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369815,"identifier":"55.1-2827","token":"55.1\/V\/28\/7\/55.1-2827","url":"\/55.1-2827\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2827\/","token":"55.1\/V\/28\/7\/55.1-2827","dublin_core":{"Title":"Courts to fix boundaries of villages to prevent animals from running at large","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2827","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of any county in which is situated any village or unincorporated community having within defined boundaries a population of 300 or more shall have <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> to fix the boundaries of such village or unincorporated community for the purpose of preventing domesticated livestock from running at large within such boundaries.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOURTS TO FIX BOUNDARIES OF VILLAGES TO PREVENT ANIMALS FROM RUNNING AT LARGE\n(\u00a7 55.1-2827)\n\nThe circuit court of any county in which is situated any village or\nunincorporated community having within defined boundaries a population of 300 or\nmore shall have jurisdiction to fix the boundaries of such village or\nunincorporated community for the purpose of preventing domesticated livestock\nfrom running at large within such boundaries.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-893; 1977, c. 624, \u00a7 55-323; 1979, c. 486; 2019, c.\n712.","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"}}