(A) Northampton County hereby prohibits the keeping of hybrid canines as defined herein.
(B) HYBRID CANINE means any animal that is or can be demonstrated to be a hybrid of the domestic dog and any other species of the Canidae family; that at any time has been permitted, registered, licensed, or advertised as such; or that at any time has been described, represented, or reported as such by its owner to a licensed veterinarian, law-enforcement officer, animal control officer, humane investigator, official of the Department of Health, or State Veterinarian's representative.
(C) Violation of this section shall be a Class 3 misdemeanor for the first violation and a Class 1 misdemeanor for any subsequent violation.
(D) At the discretion of the County Animal Control Officer, the violator may be required to surrender the hybrid canine for euthanasia in accordance with VA Code § 3.2-6562, as amended.
(Ord. passed 2-10-2015)