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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>358376</law_id><section_number>3.2-6595</section_number><catch_line>Direct contact with dangerous captive animals prohibited</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="5" identifier="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="V">Domestic Animals</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="5" identifier="65">Comprehensive Animal Care</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="13" identifier="14">Dangerous Captive Animal Exhibits</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It is unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">keeper</span> to provide or offer to provide to any member of the public, for free or for a cost, <span class="dictionary">direct contact</span> with a <span class="dictionary">dangerous captive animal</span>.</p></section></text><history>2020, c. 632.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
