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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":194041,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80553,"identifier":"3.2-1005","token":"3.2\/I\/10\/3.2-1005","url":"\/3.2-1005\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1005\/","token":"3.2\/I\/10\/3.2-1005","dublin_core":{"Title":"Harvesting of threatened species; further powers of Board and Commissioner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1005","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may adopt regulations to permit and control the commercial harvest of certain threatened species<\/span> that would prevent that species from becoming endangered or extinct. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may permit the taking of a threatened species<\/span> when the Board<\/span> has determined that its abundance in the Commonwealth justifies a controlled harvest that is not in violation of federal laws<\/span> or regulations. The Commissioner<\/span> shall take the necessary action to conserve, protect, restore, or propagate threatened and endangered species<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHARVESTING OF THREATENED SPECIES; FURTHER POWERS OF BOARD AND COMMISSIONER (\u00a7\n3.2-1005)\n\nA. The Board may adopt regulations to permit and control the commercial harvest\nof certain threatened species that would prevent that species from becoming\nendangered or extinct.\n\nB. The Commissioner may permit the taking of a threatened species when the Board\nhas determined that its abundance in the Commonwealth justifies a controlled\nharvest that is not in violation of federal laws or regulations. The\nCommissioner shall take the necessary action to conserve, protect, restore, or\npropagate threatened and endangered species.\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}}