                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

WILD GINSENG DECLARED THREATENED PLANT SPECIES (§ 3.2-1007)

The indigenous plant, Panax quinquefolius L., of the Araliaceae family, commonly
referred to as ginseng, is hereby declared a threatened plant species when it
occurs in the wild. All persons buying wild ginseng or otherwise accepting this
plant or part thereof for resale shall be licensed to do so and shall acquire
wild ginseng or parts thereof in accordance with the provisions of this chapter
and the regulations adopted hereunder. The wild ginseng harvest season shall be
set by the Board. If any person takes wild ginseng, other than from his own
land, on any other date it shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.

HISTORY: 1979, c. 372, § 3.1-1027; 1983, c. 121; 2008, c. 860.