Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 3.2. Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food |
SUBTITLE I. General Provisions; Protection and Promotion of Agriculture |
CHAPTER 10. Endangered Plant and Insect Species |
SECTION 3.2-1004. When Commissioner may permit taking of threatened or endangered species |
The Commissioner may issue a permit under certain circumstances for the taking, possessing, buying, selling, transporting, exporting, or shipping of any threatened or endangered species that appear on the state list of threatened or endangered species for scientific, biological, or educational purposes or for propagation to ensure their survival, provided that such action does not violate federal laws or regulations. 1979, c. 372, §§ 3.1-1022; 1985, c. 326; 2008, c. 860 . |