Section 3.2-6508.1 - Sale of dogs or cats prohibited in certain placesA. It is unlawful for any person to sell, exchange, trade, barter, lease, or display for a commercial purpose any dog or cat on or in any roadside, public right-of-way, parkway, median, park, or recreation area; flea market or other outdoor market; or commercial parking lot, regardless of whether such act is authorized by the landowner.B. This section shall not apply to: 1. The display of dogs or cats by or the adoption of dogs or cats from a humane society or private or public animal shelter as those terms are defined in § 3.2-6500;2. The display of dogs or cats as part of a state or county fair exhibition, 4-H program, or similar exhibition or educational program;3. The sale, exchange, or trade of dogs that are sold primarily for use in commonly-accepted hunting or livestock farming activities; or4. A prearranged sale between a dog breeder and a specific individual purchaser. Such prearranged sale shall not take place at a regularly-occurring event such as a flea market or other organized trade venue.Added by Acts 2015 c. 679, § 1, eff. 7/1/2015.