                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SPECIAL CONSERVATION POLICE OFFICERS RECEIVING NO COMPENSATION FROM COMMONWEALTH
(§ 29.1-217)

A. On request of any employer owning more than 500 acres in this Commonwealth,
the Director may appoint as special conservation police officers persons
employed by the owner. No such special conservation police officer shall receive
any compensation from the Commonwealth for his services as such. Any such
special conservation police officer shall give the bond required by &#xA7;
29.1-201 prior to serving. The powers and authority of such special conservation
police officer shall not extend beyond the lands of his employer. The Director
may require any special conservation police officer to perform duties on such
lands as are required for the enforcement of this chapter.

B. On request of two or more adjoining landowners who own 1,000 or more
contiguous acres in this Commonwealth, the Director may appoint as special
conservation police officers persons employed by one or more of the landowners.
No such special conservation police officer shall receive any compensation from
the Commonwealth for his services as such. Any such special conservation police
officer shall give the bond required by &#xA7; 29.1-201 prior to serving. The
powers and authority of such special conservation police officer shall not
extend beyond the lands of the adjoining landowners requesting the appointment
of the special conservation police officer. The Director may require any special
conservation police officer to perform duties on such lands as are required for
the enforcement of this chapter.

C. The Commonwealth and the Department shall not be liable in any manner for the
acts or omissions of special conservation police officers appointed pursuant to
this section occurring during the performance of their duties as special
conservation police officers.

D. Each request for appointment of a special conservation police officer shall
be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $100 to defray the cost of processing
the request.

HISTORY: 1954, c. 700, § 29-37.1; 1987, c. 488; 1994, c. 411; 1997, c. 185;
2007, c. 87.