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All such search warrants shall be issued and executed pursuant to Chapter 5 (§ 19.2-52 et seq.) of Title 19.2.C\n\nGoods, merchandise, fish or wildlife or records seized under the provisions of subsection B of this section shall be held by an officer or agent of the Department at the direction of the judge or court pending disposition of court proceedings, and thereafter be forfeited to the Commonwealth for destruction or disposition as the Director may deem appropriate. However, prior to forfeiture, the Director may direct the transfer of fish or wildlife so seized to a qualified zoological, educational, or scientific institution for safekeeping, with costs assessable to the defendant. 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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 329 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 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1990, chapter 123; in 1994, chapter 848<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68842,"section_number":"19.2-52","catch_line":"When search warrant may issue","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-52\/"},{"id":56554,"section_number":"29.1-564","catch_line":"Taking, transportation, sale, etc., of endangered species prohibited","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-564\/"},{"id":72510,"section_number":"29.1-566","catch_line":"Regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-566\/"},{"id":80970,"section_number":"29.1-568","catch_line":"When Board may permit taking of endangered or threatened species; designated experimental populations","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-568\/"}],"permalink":{"id":193335,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84652,"identifier":"29.1-567","token":"29.1\/5\/6\/29.1-567","url":"\/29.1-567\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-567\/","token":"29.1\/5\/6\/29.1-567","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalties; authority of conservation police officers and police officers; disposition of property seized","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-567","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person<\/span> who violates the provisions of § 29.1-564<\/a> or § 29.1-566<\/a>, or any regulations<\/span> issued pursuant to these sections, or whoever violates any regulation<\/span> or permit issued under § 29.1-568<\/a> shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>; however, the sale, offering for sale, purchasing or offering to purchase within the Commonwealth of any fish or wildlife<\/span> appearing on a list of threatened or endangered species<\/span> as prohibited by § 29.1-564<\/a> shall be punishable as provided in § 29.1-553<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any judicial officer or other officer authorized to issue<\/span> criminal warrants shall have authority to issue<\/span> a warrant for the search and seizure<\/span> of any goods, business records, merchandise or fish or wildlife<\/span> taken, employed or used in connection with a violation of any provision of this article. All such search warrants<\/span> shall be issued and executed pursuant to Chapter 5 (§ 19.2-52<\/a> et seq.) of Title 19.2. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Goods, merchandise, fish or wildlife<\/span> or records seized under the provisions of subsection B of this section shall be held by an officer or agent of the Department<\/span> at the direction of the judge<\/span> or court<\/span> pending disposition<\/span> of court<\/span> proceedings, and thereafter be forfeited to the Commonwealth for destruction or disposition<\/span> as the Director<\/span> may deem appropriate. However, prior to forfeiture, the Director<\/span> may direct the transfer of fish or wildlife<\/span> so seized to a qualified zoological, educational, or scientific institution for safekeeping, with costs assessable to the defendant<\/span>. The Board<\/span> is authorized to issue<\/span> regulations<\/span> to implement this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTIES; AUTHORITY OF CONSERVATION POLICE OFFICERS AND POLICE OFFICERS;\nDISPOSITION OF PROPERTY SEIZED (\u00a7 29.1-567)\n\nA. Any person who violates the provisions of § 29.1-564 or § 29.1-566,\nor any regulations issued pursuant to these sections, or whoever violates any\nregulation or permit issued under § 29.1-568 shall be guilty of a Class 1\nmisdemeanor; however, the sale, offering for sale, purchasing or offering to\npurchase within the Commonwealth of any fish or wildlife appearing on a list of\nthreatened or endangered species as prohibited by § 29.1-564 shall be\npunishable as provided in § 29.1-553.\n\nB. Any judicial officer or other officer authorized to issue criminal warrants\nshall have authority to issue a warrant for the search and seizure of any goods,\nbusiness records, merchandise or fish or wildlife taken, employed or used in\nconnection with a violation of any provision of this article. All such search\nwarrants shall be issued and executed pursuant to Chapter 5 (§ 19.2-52 et\nseq.) of Title 19.2.\n\nC. Goods, merchandise, fish or wildlife or records seized under the provisions\nof subsection B of this section shall be held by an officer or agent of the\nDepartment at the direction of the judge or court pending disposition of court\nproceedings, and thereafter be forfeited to the Commonwealth for destruction or\ndisposition as the Director may deem appropriate. However, prior to forfeiture,\nthe Director may direct the transfer of fish or wildlife so seized to a\nqualified zoological, educational, or scientific institution for safekeeping,\nwith costs assessable to the defendant. The Board is authorized to issue\nregulations to implement this section.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 329, \u00a7 29-235; 1987, c. 488; 1990, c. 123; 1994, c. 848.","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}}