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The publication shall name the time and place that the specified matters will be taken up, at which time any interested citizen shall be heard. If the proposed regulation or change in the regulations is of local application, the publication shall appear in a newspaper published in or within reasonable proximity to the affected locality. However, if the proposed regulation or change in the regulations is of statewide application, the publication shall be made in a sufficient number of newspapers having a general circulation throughout the entire Commonwealth.C\n\nA copy of proposed regulations or a change in the regulations, of either local application or statewide application, shall be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations pursuant to § 2.2-4031.D\n\nPrima facie evidence of any regulation may be given in all courts and proceedings by the production of a copy of the regulation, which shall be certified by the Director or his deputy.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":255541,"text":"The Board may promulgate regulations pertaining to the hunting, taking, capture, killing, possession, sale, purchase, and transportation of any wild bird, wild animal, or inland water fish, and the feeding of any game, game animals, or fur-bearing animals as defined in § 29.1-100, or the feeding of any wildlife that results in property damage, endangers any person or wildlife, or creates a public health concern.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":255542,"text":"The full text or an informative summary of any proposed regulation or change in the regulations shall be published not less than fifteen nor more than thirty days before it may be acted upon. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1956, chapter 178; in 1960, chapter 539; in 1962, chapter 478; in 1974, chapter 56; in 1987, chapter 488; in 2010, chapter 184<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65071,"section_number":"29.1-600.1","catch_line":"Board to promulgate regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-600.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60369,"section_number":"29.1-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192975,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70865,"identifier":"29.1-501","token":"29.1\/5\/1\/29.1-501","url":"\/29.1-501\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-501\/","token":"29.1\/5\/1\/29.1-501","dublin_core":{"Title":"Promulgation of regulations; publication of proposed regulations or change therein; validation; evidentiary nature of publication","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-501","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may promulgate regulations<\/span> pertaining to the hunting, taking, capture, killing, possession<\/span>, sale, purchase, and transportation<\/span> of any wild bird, wild animal, or inland water fish, and the feeding of any game, game animals<\/span>, or fur-bearing animals<\/span> as defined in § 29.1-100<\/a>, or the feeding of any wildlife<\/span> that results in property damage, endangers any person or wildlife<\/span>, or creates a public health concern. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The full text or an informative summary of any proposed regulation<\/span> or change in the regulations<\/span> shall be published not less than fifteen nor more than thirty days before it may be acted upon. The publication shall name the time and place that the specified matters will be taken up, at which time any interested citizen shall be heard. If the proposed regulation<\/span> or change in the regulations<\/span> is of local application, the publication shall appear in a newspaper published in or within reasonable proximity to the affected locality. However, if the proposed regulation<\/span> or change in the regulations<\/span> is of statewide application, the publication shall be made in a sufficient number of newspapers having a general circulation throughout the entire Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A copy of proposed regulations<\/span> or a change in the regulations<\/span>, of either local application or statewide application, shall be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations<\/span> pursuant to § 2.2-4031<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Prima facie evidence<\/span> of any regulation<\/span> may be given in all courts<\/span> and proceedings by the production of a copy of the regulation<\/span>, which shall be certified by the Director<\/span> or his deputy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS; PUBLICATION OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS OR CHANGE\nTHEREIN; VALIDATION; EVIDENTIARY NATURE OF PUBLICATION (\u00a7 29.1-501)\n\nA. The Board may promulgate regulations pertaining to the hunting, taking,\ncapture, killing, possession, sale, purchase, and transportation of any wild\nbird, wild animal, or inland water fish, and the feeding of any game, game\nanimals, or fur-bearing animals as defined in § 29.1-100, or the feeding of\nany wildlife that results in property damage, endangers any person or wildlife,\nor creates a public health concern.\n\nB. The full text or an informative summary of any proposed regulation or change\nin the regulations shall be published not less than fifteen nor more than thirty\ndays before it may be acted upon. The publication shall name the time and place\nthat the specified matters will be taken up, at which time any interested\ncitizen shall be heard. If the proposed regulation or change in the regulations\nis of local application, the publication shall appear in a newspaper published\nin or within reasonable proximity to the affected locality. However, if the\nproposed regulation or change in the regulations is of statewide application,\nthe publication shall be made in a sufficient number of newspapers having a\ngeneral circulation throughout the entire Commonwealth.\n\nC. A copy of proposed regulations or a change in the regulations, of either\nlocal application or statewide application, shall be published in the Virginia\nRegister of Regulations pursuant to § 2.2-4031.\n\nD. Prima facie evidence of any regulation may be given in all courts and\nproceedings by the production of a copy of the regulation, which shall be\ncertified by the Director or his deputy.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 29-126; 1956, c. 178; 1960, c. 539; 1962, c. 478; 1974,\nc. 56; 1987, c. 488; 2010, c. 184.","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}}