                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INTRODUCTION OF SNAKEHEAD FISH OR ZEBRA MUSSEL; PENALTY (§ 18.2-313.2)

Any person who knowingly introduces into state waters any snakehead fish of the
family Channidae, or knowingly places or causes to be placed into state waters
any zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) or the larvae thereof, without a permit
from the Director of Wildlife Resources issued pursuant to § 29.1-575 is guilty
of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: 2005, c. 916; 2017, c. 361.