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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 553 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":143723,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66837,"identifier":"10.1-216","token":"10.1\/I\/2\/3\/10.1-216","url":"\/10.1-216\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-216\/","token":"10.1\/I\/2\/3\/10.1-216","dublin_core":{"Title":"Natural area registry","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-216","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall maintain a state registry<\/span> of voluntarily protected natural areas<\/span> to be called the Virginia Registry<\/span> of Natural Areas<\/span>. Registration of natural areas<\/span> shall be accomplished through voluntary agreement between the owner<\/span> of the natural area<\/span> and the Director<\/span>. State-owned lands may be registered by agreement with the agency to which the land is allocated. Registry<\/span> agreements may be terminated by either party<\/span> at any time, and upon such termination the area shall be removed from the registry<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A natural area<\/span> shall be registered when an agreement to protect and manage the natural area<\/span> for its specified natural heritage resource has been signed by the owner<\/span> and the Director<\/span>. The owner<\/span> of a registered natural area<\/span> shall be given a certificate signifying the inclusion of the area in the registry<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNATURAL AREA REGISTRY (\u00a7 10.1-216)\n\nA. The Department shall maintain a state registry of voluntarily protected\nnatural areas to be called the Virginia Registry of Natural Areas. Registration\nof natural areas shall be accomplished through voluntary agreement between the\nowner of the natural area and the Director. State-owned lands may be registered\nby agreement with the agency to which the land is allocated. Registry agreements\nmay be terminated by either party at any time, and upon such termination the\narea shall be removed from the registry.\n\nB. A natural area shall be registered when an agreement to protect and manage\nthe natural area for its specified natural heritage resource has been signed by\nthe owner and the Director. The owner of a registered natural area shall be\ngiven a certificate signifying the inclusion of the area in the registry.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 553.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}