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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81290</law_id><section_number>3.2-1006</section_number><catch_line>License required to buy threatened species; records of purchases</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions; Protection and Promotion of Agriculture</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="10">Endangered Plant and Insect Species</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> It shall be unlawful for any person to buy any <span class="dictionary">threatened species</span> or part thereof, which is listed in this chapter or regulations adopted hereunder, without first obtaining a license to do so from the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>. This section shall not apply to the purchase or sale of real property upon which such <span class="dictionary">threatened species</span> or part thereof may be located. Application forms shall be provided by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> and shall be completed and returned with a fee of $10 made payable to the Treasurer of Virginia. Licenses shall expire on December 31 annually and there shall be no abatement in the annual fee. Licenses may be revoked at any time by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> for good cause. <a id="paragraph-291336" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-1006/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The buyer of any <span class="dictionary">threatened species</span> or part thereof shall maintain and keep records of all purchases for the preceding 12 months on forms prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>. Records shall be sent or otherwise provided to the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> within 30 days following the expiration of the license. Records shall be made available to the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> during normal business hours for examination or information. <a id="paragraph-291337" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-1006/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1979, c. 372, &#xA7; 3.1-1026; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
