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Conservation police officers shall also have the authority, immediately subsequent to such arrest, to enter and search any refrigerator, building, vehicle, or other place in which the officer making the search has reasonable ground to believe that the person arrested has concealed or placed any wild bird, wild animal or fish, which will furnish evidence of a violation of the hunting, trapping and inland fish laws. Such a search may be made without a warrant, except that a dwelling may not be searched without a warrant. Should any container as described in this section reveal any wild bird, wild animal or fish, or any part thereof, which has been illegally taken, possessed, sold, purchased or transported, the conservation police officer shall seize and hold as evidence the container, together with such wild bird, wild animal or fish, and any unlawful gun, net, or other device of any kind for taking wild birds, wild animals or fish which he may find.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":246833,"text":"All conservation police officers are vested with the authority to search any person arrested as provided in \u00a7 29.1-205 together with any box, can, package, barrel or other container, hunting bag, coat, suit, trunk, grip, satchel or fish basket carried by, in the possession of, or belonging to such person. Conservation police officers shall also have the authority, immediately subsequent to such arrest, to enter and search any refrigerator, building, vehicle, or other place in which the officer making the search has reasonable ground to believe that the person arrested has concealed or placed any wild bird, wild animal or fish, which will furnish evidence of a violation of the hunting, trapping and inland fish laws. Such a search may be made without a warrant, except that a dwelling may not be searched without a warrant. Should any container as described in this section reveal any wild bird, wild animal or fish, or any part thereof, which has been illegally taken, possessed, sold, purchased or transported, the conservation police officer shall seize and hold as evidence the container, together with such wild bird, wild animal or fish, and any unlawful gun, net, or other device of any kind for taking wild birds, wild animals or fish which he may find.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14619,"edition_id":1,"name":"Conservation Police Officers","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12934,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:57","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:57","permalink":{"id":192401,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14619,"identifier":"2","token":"29.1\/2","url":"\/29.1\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12934,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating","identifier":"29.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":192277,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12934,"identifier":"29.1","token":"29.1","url":"\/29.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":61271,"structure_id":14619,"section_number":"29.1-200","catch_line":"Appointment of conservation police officers","url":"\/29.1-200\/","token":"29.1\/2\/29.1-200","metadata":false},{"id":72999,"structure_id":14619,"section_number":"29.1-201","catch_line":"Bond","url":"\/29.1-201\/","token":"29.1\/2\/29.1-201","metadata":false},{"id":65827,"structure_id":14619,"section_number":"29.1-202","catch_line":"Ex officio conservation police officers","url":"\/29.1-202\/","token":"29.1\/2\/29.1-202","metadata":false},{"id":82788,"structure_id":14619,"section_number":"29.1-203","catch_line":"Jurisdiction; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1987, chapter 488; in 2007, chapter 87<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56161,"section_number":"29.1-205","catch_line":"Power to make arrests","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-205\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192435,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68192,"identifier":"29.1-208","token":"29.1\/2\/29.1-208","url":"\/29.1-208\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-208\/","token":"29.1\/2\/29.1-208","dublin_core":{"Title":"Searches and seizures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-208","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All conservation police officers<\/span> are vested with the authority to search any person arrested as provided in \u00a7 29.1-205<\/a> together with any box, can, package, barrel or other container, hunting bag, coat, suit, trunk, grip, satchel or fish basket carried by, in the possession<\/span> of, or belonging to such person. Conservation police officers<\/span> shall also have the authority, immediately subsequent to such arrest<\/span>, to enter and search any refrigerator, building, vehicle, or other place in which the officer making the search has reasonable ground to believe that the person arrested has concealed or placed any wild bird, wild animal or fish, which will furnish evidence<\/span> of a violation of the hunting, trapping and inland fish laws<\/span>. Such a search may be made without a warrant, except that a dwelling may not be searched without a warrant. Should any container as described in this section reveal any wild bird, wild animal or fish, or any part thereof, which has been illegally taken, possessed, sold, purchased or transported, the conservation police officer shall seize and hold as evidence<\/span> the container, together with such wild bird, wild animal or fish, and any unlawful gun, net, or other device of any kind for taking wild birds, wild animals or fish which he may find.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSEARCHES AND SEIZURES (\u00a7 29.1-208)\n\nAll conservation police officers are vested with the authority to search any\nperson arrested as provided in \u00a7 29.1-205 together with any box, can, package,\nbarrel or other container, hunting bag, coat, suit, trunk, grip, satchel or fish\nbasket carried by, in the possession of, or belonging to such person.\nConservation police officers shall also have the authority, immediately\nsubsequent to such arrest, to enter and search any refrigerator, building,\nvehicle, or other place in which the officer making the search has reasonable\nground to believe that the person arrested has concealed or placed any wild\nbird, wild animal or fish, which will furnish evidence of a violation of the\nhunting, trapping and inland fish laws. Such a search may be made without a\nwarrant, except that a dwelling may not be searched without a warrant. Should\nany container as described in this section reveal any wild bird, wild animal or\nfish, or any part thereof, which has been illegally taken, possessed, sold,\npurchased or transported, the conservation police officer shall seize and hold\nas evidence the container, together with such wild bird, wild animal or fish,\nand any unlawful gun, net, or other device of any kind for taking wild birds,\nwild animals or fish which he may find.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 29-33; 1987, c. 488; 2007, c. 87.","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}}