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The assessment shall be paid by the person so convicted within the time prescribed in the judgment of the judge or court, not exceeding sixty days, and the collecting officer shall forward such payments to the Board for payment into the state treasury. The Comptroller shall credit such payments to the game protection fund.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":258883,"text":"The judge or court, upon convicting any person of a violation of \u00a7\u00a7 29.1-523, 29.1-525.1, 29.1-530.2, 29.1-548, 29.1-550 or \u00a7 29.1-552 shall, in addition to imposition of the punishment prescribed in those sections, ascertain the approximate replacement value of animals, birds or fish taken in violation of those sections and shall assess the value against the person convicted. 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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 1952, chapter 78; in 1962, chapter 469; in 1976, chapter 660; in 1987, chapter 488; in 1994, chapter 412<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 856<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61806,"section_number":"16.1-69.48","catch_line":"Fees and fines","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.48\/"},{"id":63880,"section_number":"29.1-525.1","catch_line":"Deer enclosures prohibited; exceptions; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-525.1\/"},{"id":56728,"section_number":"29.1-548","catch_line":"Killing deer illegally","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-548\/"},{"id":70078,"section_number":"29.1-552","catch_line":"Killing wild turkey during closed season","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-552\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":76993,"section_number":"29.1-523","catch_line":"Killing deer by use of certain lights; acts raising presumption of attempt to kill","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-523\/"},{"id":63880,"section_number":"29.1-525.1","catch_line":"Deer enclosures prohibited; exceptions; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-525.1\/"},{"id":54480,"section_number":"29.1-530.2","catch_line":"Unlawfully killing bear; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-530.2\/"},{"id":56728,"section_number":"29.1-548","catch_line":"Killing deer illegally","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-548\/"},{"id":56875,"section_number":"29.1-550","catch_line":"Taking game or fish during closed season or exceeding bag limit","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-550\/"},{"id":70078,"section_number":"29.1-552","catch_line":"Killing wild turkey during closed season","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-552\/"}],"permalink":{"id":193265,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71853,"identifier":"29.1-551","token":"29.1\/5\/5\/29.1-551","url":"\/29.1-551\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-551\/","token":"29.1\/5\/5\/29.1-551","dublin_core":{"Title":"Assessment of value of game or fish unlawfully taken","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-551","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The judge<\/span> or court<\/span>, upon convicting any person of a violation of \u00a7\u00a7 29.1-523<\/a>, 29.1-525.1<\/a>, 29.1-530.2<\/a>, 29.1-548<\/a>, 29.1-550<\/a> or \u00a7 29.1-552<\/a> shall, in addition to imposition of the punishment prescribed in those sections, ascertain the approximate replacement value of animals, birds or fish taken in violation of those sections and shall assess the value against the person convicted. The assessment shall be paid by the person so convicted within the time prescribed in the judgment<\/span> of the judge<\/span> or court<\/span>, not exceeding sixty days, and the collecting officer shall forward such payments to the Board<\/span> for payment into the state treasury. The Comptroller shall credit such payments to the game<\/span> protection fund.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nASSESSMENT OF VALUE OF GAME OR FISH UNLAWFULLY TAKEN (\u00a7 29.1-551)\n\nThe judge or court, upon convicting any person of a violation of \u00a7\u00a7 29.1-523,\n29.1-525.1, 29.1-530.2, 29.1-548, 29.1-550 or \u00a7 29.1-552 shall, in addition to\nimposition of the punishment prescribed in those sections, ascertain the\napproximate replacement value of animals, birds or fish taken in violation of\nthose sections and shall assess the value against the person convicted. The\nassessment shall be paid by the person so convicted within the time prescribed\nin the judgment of the judge or court, not exceeding sixty days, and the\ncollecting officer shall forward such payments to the Board for payment into the\nstate treasury. The Comptroller shall credit such payments to the game\nprotection fund.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 29-163.2; 1950, p. 936; 1952, c. 78; 1962, c. 469; 1976,\nc. 660; 1987, c. 488; 1994, c. 412; 2001, c. 856.","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}}