No authority to adopt more stringent fence laws

Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-2817
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Nothing in § 55.1-2814 shall authorize or require the boards of supervisors or other governing bodies of counties to declare a more stringent fence as a lawful fence for any county, magisterial district, or selected portion of any county than as prescribed by § 55.1-2804 . Code 1950, § 8-883; 1977, c. 624, § 55-313; 2019, c. 712 .
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