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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 494 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 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1988, chapter 250; in 1993, chapter 623; in 1995, chapter 610<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 57<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 792<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 463<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65853,"section_number":"29.1-418","catch_line":"Collecting specimens","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-418\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":192943,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83717,"identifier":"29.1-417","token":"29.1\/4\/3\/29.1-417","url":"\/29.1-417\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-417\/","token":"29.1\/4\/3\/29.1-417","dublin_core":{"Title":"Capturing, holding, propagating, and disposing of wildlife for authorized purposes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-417","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The fee for a permit to capture, hold, propagate, and dispose of wildlife<\/span> for purposes authorized by the Board<\/span> shall be an amount sufficient to defray the costs of processing the permit and administering the permitted activity. However, in no instance shall the fees established by the Board<\/span> exceed the following: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> For endangered species, scientific collection and wildlife<\/span> holder, $20 per year; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> For all other such permits, $50 per year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall establish a permit to authorize the permittee to artificially raise trout, catfish, or largemouth bass and other members of the sunfish family for sale from a privately owned facility. Where the permittee allows public fishing<\/span> from its facilities, if the fee provided for in subsection A has been paid, no license shall be required to fish from such a facility. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall establish standards for the possession<\/span> and display of wildlife<\/span> by elementary or secondary school teachers for educational purposes. No permit fee or application shall be required, and such display shall be deemed to be permitted so long as notification of the display is made to the Department<\/span> and the exhibit is in compliance with the standards established by the Board<\/span>. The Board<\/span>’s standards may include species permitted to be possessed and displayed, caging and enclosure requirements, prohibitions on release of wildlife<\/span>, and notification requirements in the case of wildlife<\/span> sickness or escape. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCAPTURING, HOLDING, PROPAGATING, AND DISPOSING OF WILDLIFE FOR AUTHORIZED\nPURPOSES (\u00a7 29.1-417)\n\nA. The fee for a permit to capture, hold, propagate, and dispose of wildlife for\npurposes authorized by the Board shall be an amount sufficient to defray the\ncosts of processing the permit and administering the permitted activity.\nHowever, in no instance shall the fees established by the Board exceed the\nfollowing:\n\n 1. For endangered species, scientific collection and wildlife holder, $20 per\n year; and\n\n 2. For all other such permits, $50 per year.\n\nB. The Board shall establish a permit to authorize the permittee to artificially\nraise trout, catfish, or largemouth bass and other members of the sunfish family\nfor sale from a privately owned facility. Where the permittee allows public\nfishing from its facilities, if the fee provided for in subsection A has been\npaid, no license shall be required to fish from such a facility.\n\nC. The Board shall establish standards for the possession and display of\nwildlife by elementary or secondary school teachers for educational purposes. No\npermit fee or application shall be required, and such display shall be deemed to\nbe permitted so long as notification of the display is made to the Department\nand the exhibit is in compliance with the standards established by the Board.\nThe Board’s standards may include species permitted to be possessed and\ndisplayed, caging and enclosure requirements, prohibitions on release of\nwildlife, and notification requirements in the case of wildlife sickness or\nescape.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 494, \u00a7 29-111.1; 1987, c. 488; 1988, c. 250; 1993, c. 623;\n1995, c. 610; 1997, c. 57; 2013, c. 792; 2015, c. 463.","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}}