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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 372 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 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1985, chapter 326; in 1989, chapter 553; in 1990, chapter 369; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":194021,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71222,"identifier":"3.2-1000","token":"3.2\/I\/10\/3.2-1000","url":"\/3.2-1000\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1000\/","token":"3.2\/I\/10\/3.2-1000","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1000","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Candidate species<\/span>” means those species formally recommended by the Director of the Department<\/span> of Conservation and Recreation or other reliable data sources in writing to and accepted by the Commissioner<\/span> for presentation to the Board<\/span> for listing under this chapter.\n\t\t“Endangered species<\/span>” means any species or variety of plant life<\/span> or insect life<\/span> determined by the Board<\/span> to be in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range other than a species determined by the Commissioner<\/span> not to be in the best interest of the welfare of man.\n\t\t“Insect” or “insect life<\/span>” means any species of the class Insecta.\n\t\t“Plant” or “plant life<\/span>” means any member of the plant kingdom, including spores, leaves, stems, branches, flowers, seeds, roots, and other parts or products thereof.\n\t\t“Proposed species<\/span>” means any candidate species<\/span> authorized by the Board<\/span> for consideration for listing as threatened or endangered under the provisions of this chapter.\n\t\t“Species” includes any species or variety of plant life<\/span> or insects<\/span>.\n\t\t“Take” means, in reference to plants<\/span> and insects<\/span>, to collect, pick, cut, or dig up for the purpose of resale.\n\t\t“Threatened species<\/span>” means any species determined by the Board<\/span> to be likely to become an endangered species<\/span> within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its native range.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 3.2-1000)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Candidate species” means those species formally recommended by\nthe Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation or other reliable\ndata sources in writing to and accepted by the Commissioner for presentation to\nthe Board for listing under this chapter.\n\t\t“Endangered species” means any species or variety of plant life or\ninsect life determined by the Board to be in danger of extinction throughout all\nor a significant part of its range other than a species determined by the\nCommissioner not to be in the best interest of the welfare of man.\n\t\t“Insect” or “insect life” means any species of the\nclass Insecta.\n\t\t“Plant” or “plant life” means any member of the plant\nkingdom, including spores, leaves, stems, branches, flowers, seeds, roots, and\nother parts or products thereof.\n\t\t“Proposed species” means any candidate species authorized by the\nBoard for consideration for listing as threatened or endangered under the\nprovisions of this chapter.\n\t\t“Species” includes any species or variety of plant life or\ninsects.\n\t\t“Take” means, in reference to plants and insects, to collect,\npick, cut, or dig up for the purpose of resale.\n\t\t“Threatened species” means any species determined by the Board to\nbe likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future\nthroughout all or a significant portion of its native range.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 372, \u00a7 3.1-1021; 1985, c. 326; 1989, c. 553; 1990, c. 369;\n2008, c. 860.","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}}