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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 2 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 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":194037,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83327,"identifier":"3.2-1004","token":"3.2\/I\/10\/3.2-1004","url":"\/3.2-1004\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1004\/","token":"3.2\/I\/10\/3.2-1004","dublin_core":{"Title":"When Commissioner may permit taking of threatened or endangered species","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1004","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> may issue<\/span> a permit under certain circumstances for the taking, possessing, buying, selling, transporting, exporting, or shipping of any threatened or endangered species<\/span> that appear on the state list of threatened or endangered species<\/span> for scientific, biological, or educational purposes or for propagation to ensure their survival, provided that such action does not violate federal laws<\/span> or regulations.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN COMMISSIONER MAY PERMIT TAKING OF THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES (\u00a7\n3.2-1004)\n\nThe Commissioner may issue a permit under certain circumstances for the taking,\npossessing, buying, selling, transporting, exporting, or shipping of any\nthreatened or endangered species that appear on the state list of threatened or\nendangered species for scientific, biological, or educational purposes or for\npropagation to ensure their survival, provided that such action does not violate\nfederal laws or regulations.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 372, \u00a7\u00a7 3.1-1022; 1985, c. 326; 2008, 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}}