                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EXEMPTIONS AS TO FUR PERMITS (§ 29.1-401)

A. A permit shall not be required of any hunter or trapper to possess or dispose
of the hides, furs or pelts of wild animals legally shot or caught by him nor of
any person lawfully engaging in the business of fur farming to possess or to
dispose of the hides, furs or pelts of wild animals raised by him.

B. A permit shall not be required of any Virginia resident who is a member of an
American Indian tribe recognized by the Commonwealth or a member of a federally
recognized American Indian tribe to buy and possess the hides, furs, pelts or
skeletal parts of legally obtained wild animals, except bear as prohibited in
&#xA7; 29.1-536, when such items are to be used as part of traditional American
Indian religious practices. Resale of items obtained under this section is
prohibited.

C. The Board may adopt regulations providing further exemptions to the permit
requirement.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 29-94; 1980, c. 494; 1987, c. 488; 1997, c. 510; 2016, c.
62.