{"topic_id":"animal_welfare_law_us_va_3_2_6571","category":"animal-welfare-law","context":"---\ntopic_id: animal_welfare_law_us_va_3_2_6571\ncategory: animal-welfare-law\ntitle: \"Virginia — animal fighting prohibited (Va. Code § 3.2-6571)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Virginia Code § 3.2-6571 (Animal fighting; penalty), law.lis.virginia.gov, extracted 2026-07-24 via Tokyo relay (Playwright)\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/animal-welfare-law/va_3_2_6571_animal_fighting.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-24\ntokens_estimated: 208\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 4\n  passed: 4\n  date: 2026-07-24\nrecovered: false\npath: animal-welfare-law/animal_welfare_law_us_va_3_2_6571/01_animal_welfare_law_us_va_3_2_6571.md\nsource_document: \"Animal welfare statute\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"UK legislation\"\n  title: \"Virginia — animal fighting prohibited (Va. Code § 3.2-6571)\"\n  url: \"\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-24\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official PDF\"\n  needs_review: true\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:us-gov\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# Virginia — animal fighting prohibited (Va. Code § 3.2-6571)\n\nVa. Code § 3.2-6571 prohibits animal fighting (dog/cock fighting) and associated acts; violations are a Class 1 misdemeanor, or Class 6 felony when aggravated (e.g., a dog is involved).\n\nSource: Virginia Code § 3.2-6571 (Animal fighting; penalty), law.lis.virginia.gov, extracted 2026-07-24 via Tokyo relay (Playwright). First-hand statute text; C1 substring-verified against `pdf-raw/animal-welfare-law/va_3_2_6571_animal_fighting.txt`.\n\nVerbatim C1 claims (each a substring of the source file):\n1. \"§ 3.2-6571. Animal fighting; penalty.\"\n2. \"1. Promote, prepare for, engage in, or be employed in, the fighting of animals for amusement, sport, or gain;\"\n3. \"Any person who violates any provision of subsection A in combination with one or more of the following is guilty of a Class 6 felony:\"\n4. \"When a dog is one of the animals;\"\n","sources":["UK legislation — Virginia — animal fighting prohibited (Va. Code § 3.2-6571) (retrieved 2026-07-24)"],"source":{"authority":"UK legislation","title":"Virginia — animal fighting prohibited (Va. Code § 3.2-6571)","url":"https://www.oie.int/","retrieved":"2026-07-24","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Animal welfare statute","verification_file":"pdf-raw/animal-welfare-law/va_3_2_6571_animal_fighting.txt"},"source_document":"Animal welfare statute","source_file":"pdf-raw/animal-welfare-law/va_3_2_6571_animal_fighting.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":400,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}