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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 682 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 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 761<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 59<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":198161,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79044,"identifier":"3.2-5904","token":"3.2\/V\/59\/3.2-5904","url":"\/3.2-5904\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5904\/","token":"3.2\/V\/59\/3.2-5904","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority of the Commissioner; coyotes; black vultures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5904","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> may enter into agreements with local and state agencies, or other persons for the control of coyotes, black vultures (Coragyps atratus), and other wildlife that pose a danger to agricultural animals<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span> shall enter into an agreement with the federal government to establish and maintain the Virginia Cooperative Wildlife Damage Management Program.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONER; COYOTES; BLACK VULTURES (\u00a7 3.2-5904)\n\nThe Commissioner may enter into agreements with local and state agencies, or\nother persons for the control of coyotes, black vultures (Coragyps atratus), and\nother wildlife that pose a danger to agricultural animals. The Commissioner\nshall enter into an agreement with the federal government to establish and\nmaintain the Virginia Cooperative Wildlife Damage Management Program.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 682, \u00a7 3.1-796.67:1; 2008, c. 860; 2010, c. 761; 2016, c. 59.","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}}