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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1980, chapter 494; in 1987, chapter 488; in 1997, chapter 510<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 62<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77906,"section_number":"29.1-400","catch_line":"Unlawful to deal in furs without a permit","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-400\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60120,"section_number":"29.1-536","catch_line":"Sale","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-536\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192871,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65855,"identifier":"29.1-401","token":"29.1\/4\/1\/29.1-401","url":"\/29.1-401\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-401\/","token":"29.1\/4\/1\/29.1-401","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemptions as to fur permits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-401","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A permit shall not be required of any hunter or trapper to possess or dispose of the hides, furs or pelts of wild animals legally shot or caught by him nor of any person lawfully engaging in the business of fur farming to possess or to dispose of the hides, furs or pelts of wild animals raised by him. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A permit shall not be required of any Virginia resident who is a member of an American Indian tribe recognized by the Commonwealth or a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe to buy and possess the hides, furs, pelts or skeletal parts of legally obtained wild animals, except bear as prohibited in § 29.1-536<\/a>, when such items are to be used as part of traditional American Indian religious practices. Resale of items obtained under this section is prohibited. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may adopt regulations<\/span> providing further exemptions to the permit requirement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS AS TO FUR PERMITS (\u00a7 29.1-401)\n\nA. A permit shall not be required of any hunter or trapper to possess or dispose\nof the hides, furs or pelts of wild animals legally shot or caught by him nor of\nany person lawfully engaging in the business of fur farming to possess or to\ndispose of the hides, furs or pelts of wild animals raised by him.\n\nB. A permit shall not be required of any Virginia resident who is a member of an\nAmerican Indian tribe recognized by the Commonwealth or a member of a federally\nrecognized American Indian tribe to buy and possess the hides, furs, pelts or\nskeletal parts of legally obtained wild animals, except bear as prohibited in\n§ 29.1-536, when such items are to be used as part of traditional American\nIndian religious practices. Resale of items obtained under this section is\nprohibited.\n\nC. The Board may adopt regulations providing further exemptions to the permit\nrequirement.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 29-94; 1980, c. 494; 1987, c. 488; 1997, c. 510; 2016, c.\n62.","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}}