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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 446<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57034,"section_number":"29.1-101","catch_line":"Game Protection Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":193381,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77021,"identifier":"29.1-577","token":"29.1\/5\/7\/29.1-577","url":"\/29.1-577\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-577\/","token":"29.1\/5\/7\/29.1-577","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-577","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who violates any provision of this article or who knowingly obstructs the Director<\/span> or his designee in carrying out his lawful duties under this article shall upon such finding<\/span> by a court<\/span> of proper jurisdiction<\/span> (i) be subject to a civil penalty<\/span> of not more than $25,000, which shall be paid into the Game<\/span> Protection Fund established pursuant to \u00a7 29.1-101<\/a>, and (ii) be liable for the costs of investigation, control, and eradication incurred by any state agency, local government, political subdivision, or authority as a result of such unlawful conduct.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTIES (\u00a7 29.1-577)\n\nAny person who violates any provision of this article or who knowingly obstructs\nthe Director or his designee in carrying out his lawful duties under this\narticle shall upon such finding by a court of proper jurisdiction (i) be subject\nto a civil penalty of not more than $25,000, which shall be paid into the Game\nProtection Fund established pursuant to \u00a7 29.1-101, and (ii) be liable for the\ncosts of investigation, control, and eradication incurred by any state agency,\nlocal government, political subdivision, or authority as a result of such\nunlawful conduct.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 446.","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}}