§ 29.1-568. When Board may permit taking of endangered or threatened species; designated experimental populations
A. The Board may permit the taking, exportation, transportation, or possession of any fish or wildlife which is listed by the provisions of this article, for zoological, educational, or scientific purposes and for propagation of such fish or wildlife in captivity for preservation purposes. Any person may, in accordance with all applicable federal and state […]
§ 29.1-569. Keeping of reptiles generally; penalty
It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any exotic reptile or type of reptile not native to the Commonwealth of Virginia, including but not limited to the American alligator, to keep the reptile in any manner that will permit its escape or to knowingly permit the reptile to run at large. Any […]
§ 29.1-570. Cooperation of state agencies
All departments, commissions, boards, authorities, agencies, offices and institutions within any branch of the state government shall cooperate with the Board in carrying out the purposes of this article. 1978, c. 835, § 29-248; 1987, c. 488.
§ 29.1-567. Penalties; authority of conservation police officers and police officers; disposition of property seized
A. Any person who violates the provisions of § 29.1-564 or § 29.1-566, or any regulations issued pursuant to these sections, or whoever violates any regulation or permit issued under § 29.1-568 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; however, the sale, offering for sale, purchasing or offering to purchase within the Commonwealth of […]
§ 29.1-564. Taking, transportation, sale, etc., of endangered species prohibited
The taking, transportation, possession, sale, or offer for sale within the Commonwealth of any fish or wildlife appearing on any list of threatened or endangered species published by the United States Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the provisions of the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-205), or any modifications or amendments thereto, […]
§ 29.1-565. Reserved
Reserved.
§ 29.1-566. Regulations
The Board is authorized to adopt the federal list, as well as modifications and amendments thereto by regulations; to declare by regulation, after consideration of recommendations from the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation and from other reliable data sources, that species not appearing on the federal lists are endangered or threatened species […]
§ 29.1-563. Definitions
For the purposes of this article: “Conservation plan” means a document developed by the Department and approved by the Director that describes the Department’s approach to managing and, if possible, recovering an endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife. “Endangered species” means any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a […]