CHAP. 544.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3796 of the
code of Virginia, in reference to punishment of the offence of
cruelty to animals.

Approved March 1, 1892.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia,
That section thirty-seven hundred and ninety-six of the
code of Virginia be amended and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:

8 3796. Cruelty to animals; how punished.—A person
who overrides, overloads, tortures, or cruelly beats, or un-
justifiably injures, maims, mutilates, or kills any animal,
whether belonging to himself or another, or deprives any
animal of necessary sustenance, food or drink, or causes,
procures, or permits any animal to be overdriven, over-
loaded, tortured, cruelly beaten, or unjustifiably injured,
maimed, mutilated, or killed, or to be deprived of neces-
sary food and drink, or who willfully sets on foot, insti-
gates, engages in, or in any way furthers any act of cru-
elty to any animal, or who, having in custody a maimed,
diseased, disabled, or infirm animal, and abandons such
animal, or leaves it to die in a public street, road, or pub-
lic place, or who shall carry or cause to be carried in or
upon any vessel or vehicle, or otherwise carry any animal
in a cruel or inhuman manner, or so as to produce torture,
shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for each offence.
Be it further enacted, that the provisions of this act may
be enforced by any justice of the peace in the cities, towns,
or counties wherein the offence is committed, or the
offender may be found; and every such offender shall
have the right of appeal to the corporation court in cities
and county court in counties.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.