                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

HUMAN CLONING PROHIBITED; CIVIL PENALTY (§ 32.1-162.22)

A. No person shall (i) perform human cloning or (ii) implant or attempt to
implant the product of somatic cell nuclear transfer into a uterine environment
so as to initiate a pregnancy or (iii) possess the product of human cloning or
(iv) ship or receive the product of a somatic cell nuclear transfer in commerce
for the purpose of implanting the product of somatic cell nuclear transfer into
a uterine environment so as to initiate a pregnancy.

B. This section shall not be construed to restrict biomedical and agricultural
research or practices unless expressly prohibited herein, including research or
practices that involve the use of (i) somatic cell nuclear transfer or other
cloning technologies to clone molecules, including DNA, cells, or tissues; (ii)
gene therapy; or (iii) somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques to create
animals other than humans.

C. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person violating the
provisions of this section shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount not
to exceed $50,000 for each incident.

HISTORY: 2001, cc. 868, 870.