Norfolk requires dogs to be under immediate leashed or lead control off the owner's property, and Virginia Code Section 3.2-6538 lets localities prohibit dogs running at large. Rabies vaccination is mandatory statewide.
Norfolk City Code Chapter 6.1 prohibits dogs from running at large, treating a dog as at large when it is not under its owner's or custodian's immediate leashed or lead control off the owner's property. Virginia Code Section 3.2-6538 grants that authority, allowing any locality to ban dogs running at large. Penalties escalate with each citation, and a repeatedly loose dog can be impounded. Rabies vaccination is required for every dog and cat under Virginia Code Section 3.2-6521, and owners must carry proof. Animal control handles loose-dog and bite reports, while dangerous-dog cases follow the behavior-based state law.
A dog running at large draws escalating fines, and after repeated citations the dog can be impounded. Keeping an unvaccinated dog violates Virginia Code Section 3.2-6521 and carries a separate penalty.
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