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As a result of this investigation and recommendations received regarding candidate species from the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation and from other reliable data, the Board shall approve proposed species to be added to or deleted from the list of threatened species or the list of endangered species, or to be transferred from one list to the other.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":258272,"text":"The Board may adopt regulations including the listing of threatened or endangered species, their taking, quotas, seasons, buying, selling, possessing, monitoring of movement, investigating, protecting, or any other need in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":258273,"text":"The Commissioner may conduct investigations of species of plants and insects to develop information relating to the population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors, and other biological and ecological data in order to determine management measures necessary to assure their continued ability to sustain themselves successfully. 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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":194029,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71674,"identifier":"3.2-1002","token":"3.2\/I\/10\/3.2-1002","url":"\/3.2-1002\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1002\/","token":"3.2\/I\/10\/3.2-1002","dublin_core":{"Title":"Listing of threatened and endangered species; powers of Board; further powers of Commissioner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1002","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may adopt regulations including the listing of threatened or endangered species<\/span>, their taking, quotas, seasons, buying, selling, possessing, monitoring of movement, investigating, protecting, or any other need in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may conduct investigations of species of plants<\/span> and insects<\/span> to develop information relating to the population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors, and other biological and ecological data in order<\/span> to determine management measures necessary to assure their continued ability to sustain<\/span> themselves successfully. As a result of this investigation and recommendations received regarding candidate species<\/span> from the Director of the Department<\/span> of Conservation and Recreation and from other reliable data, the Board<\/span> shall approve proposed species<\/span> to be added to or deleted from the list of threatened species<\/span> or the list of endangered species<\/span>, or to be transferred from one list to the other. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLISTING OF THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES; POWERS OF BOARD; FURTHER POWERS OF\nCOMMISSIONER (\u00a7 3.2-1002)\n\nA. The Board may adopt regulations including the listing of threatened or\nendangered species, their taking, quotas, seasons, buying, selling, possessing,\nmonitoring of movement, investigating, protecting, or any other need in\nfurtherance of the purposes of this chapter.\n\nB. The Commissioner may conduct investigations of species of plants and insects\nto develop information relating to the population, distribution, habitat needs,\nlimiting factors, and other biological and ecological data in order to determine\nmanagement measures necessary to assure their continued ability to sustain\nthemselves successfully. As a result of this investigation and recommendations\nreceived regarding candidate species from the Director of the Department of\nConservation and Recreation and from other reliable data, the Board shall\napprove proposed species to be added to or deleted from the list of threatened\nspecies or the list of endangered species, or to be transferred from one list to\nthe other.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 372, \u00a7 3.1-1025; 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}}