A. Any person seeking to obtain a license to operate a shooting enclosure shall pay to the Department a one-time nonrefundable application fee to be established by the Department in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of reviewing the application. The revenue generated by the fee shall be used to defray the costs of reviewing the application for a license. Upon approval of the application for a license, the applicant shall pay to the Department an annual license fee to be established by the Department in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of regulating the operation of such enclosures. Except in instances in which licenses are denied, suspended, or revoked, all licenses shall expire on June 30 of each year. License fees collected by the Department shall be used to carry out its responsibilities to regulate the operation of shooting enclosures.
B. The Department may recover from the licensee the actual costs incurred by the Department for: (i) investigating the conditions of, examining, or disposing of animals pursuant to this article; and (ii) apprehending animals that escape from a shooting enclosure.
1995, c. 822, § 3.1-763.5:4; 2008, c. 860.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
Chapter 60 - Livestock and Poultry
§ 3.2-6001. Protection of livestock and poultry
§ 3.2-6004. Regulation for the separation and caring for diseased animals
§ 3.2-6005. Notice of quarantine
§ 3.2-6006. Quarantine of individuals
§ 3.2-6007. Domestic animals not permitted to enter or leave quarantine
§ 3.2-6008. Disposition of quarantined animals with potential to impact livestock or poultry
§ 3.2-6009. Euthanasia or slaughter of livestock or poultry by owner
§ 3.2-6010. Proclamation prohibiting animal importation; required tests
§ 3.2-6012. Duty of operators of stockyards and poultry slaughter facilities
§ 3.2-6013. Duty of officers to execute orders of the Commissioner, Board, or State Veterinarian
§ 3.2-6014. Circuit court judges may enforce orders of Commissioner, Board, or State Veterinarian
§ 3.2-6016. Altering disease control identification of livestock or poultry
§ 3.2-6019. Liability for damages
§ 3.2-6020. Appraisement of condemned cattle
§ 3.2-6022. Indemnity to owner for the euthanasia or slaughter of swine
§ 3.2-6023. Prevention and control measures; penalty
§ 3.2-6026. Disposal of dead poultry
§ 3.2-6027. Transportation of dead poultry
§ 3.2-6028. Exemptions from provisions of article
§ 3.2-6032. Unlawful to feed garbage to swine
§ 3.2-6033. Ordinances prohibiting feeding of certain putrescible wastes
§ 3.2-6034. Commissioner to enjoin violations
§ 3.2-6036. Department may issue, deny, and revoke licenses
§ 3.2-6037. Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of license
§ 3.2-6038. Application and license fees; other costs
§ 3.2-6039. Board to adopt regulations
§ 3.2-6040. Limitation on animals to be held
§ 3.2-6041. Exemption from article