§ 3.2-1001. Powers and duties of Commissioner
For the purpose of effectively administering this chapter, the Commissioner may: 1. Establish programs as are deemed necessary for the management of threatened or endangered species. 2. Accept funds for a special account or other gifts or grants from any source for use in the furtherance of this chapter. Funds collected for services on articles […]
§ 3.2-1002. Listing of threatened and endangered species; powers of Board; further powers of Commissioner
A. The Board may adopt regulations including the listing of threatened or endangered species, their taking, quotas, seasons, buying, selling, possessing, monitoring of movement, investigating, protecting, or any other need in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter. B. The Commissioner may conduct investigations of species of plants and insects to develop information relating to […]
§ 3.2-1003. Threatened and endangered species; prohibitions
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to dig, take, cut, process, or otherwise collect, remove, transport, possess, sell, offer for sale, or give away any species native to or occurring in the wild in the Commonwealth that are listed in this chapter or the regulations adopted hereunder as threatened or endangered, other than […]
§ 3.2-805. Authority to stop sale or delivery of noxious weeds
The Commissioner, in order to prevent the introduction or dissemination of noxious weeds, may stop delivery, stop sale, seize, destroy, treat, or order returned to the point of origin, at the owner’s expense, any noxious weed, article, or substance whatsoever, if transported or moved within the Commonwealth, or if existing on any premises, or brought […]
§ 3.2-806. Access to plants or plant products; state and local police cooperation upon request
The Commissioner shall have access to plants or plant products or any other article or substance suspected of being infested with a noxious weed for inspection and shall be provided with full information as to origin and destination of same by the person in possession of any plants or other articles. State and local police, […]
§ 3.2-807. Inspection of premises and conveyances
To effectuate the purpose of this chapter, the Commissioner may make reasonable inspections of any premises in the Commonwealth and any property therein or thereon and may stop and inspect in a reasonable manner any means of conveyance moving within the Commonwealth when there is probable cause to believe it maintains or carries any noxious […]
§ 3.2-808. Injunctions
The Commissioner or landowner affected may apply to any appropriate court for an injunction and such court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining a person from violating or continuing the violation of any provision of this chapter, or the Commissioner from the enforcement of any provision of this chapter, when the court determines […]
§ 3.2-809. Penalty for violation
Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted hereunder is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 1970, c. 175, § 3.1-296.18; 2008, c. 860.
§ 3.2-900. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Nuisance birds” means blackbirds, red-winged blackbirds, grackles, cowbirds, pigeons, and starlings, or any other species so declared by regulations of the Board when causing or about to cause economic losses in the Commonwealth; becoming detrimental to the public health and welfare; defacing or […]
§ 3.2-801. Powers and duties of Commissioner
The Commissioner shall exercise or perform the powers and duties imposed upon him by this chapter. The Commissioner shall make surveys for noxious weeds and when the Commissioner determines that an infestation exists within the Commonwealth, he may request the Board to declare the weed to be noxious under this chapter and the Board shall […]