Any conservation police officer appointed under the provisions of this title may, and shall when requested by a member of the governing body of a county, city or town, take samples of water from any stream in this Commonwealth when he has reason to believe that the water may be polluted. Any conservation police officer collecting any water sample shall take the sample in a clean container, seal it, and send it to the State Water Control Board. With the sample, the conservation police officer shall enclose a signed statement showing in reasonable detail the time and place at which the sample was taken. The officer shall keep the original of the statement and send the copy with the sample.
1954, c. 695, § 29-35.1; 1987, c. 488; 2007, c. 87.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating
Chapter 2 - Conservation Police Officers
§ 29.1-200. Appointment of conservation police officers
§ 29.1-202. Ex officio conservation police officers
§ 29.1-203. Jurisdiction; power to serve process
§ 29.1-204. Assisting the Director; supervision
§ 29.1-205. Power to make arrests
§ 29.1-207. Impeding conservation police officer, etc., in discharge of his duty
§ 29.1-208. Searches and seizures
§ 29.1-209. Inspection of game and fish without arrest
§ 29.1-210. Person arrested may be committed to jail, bailed, recognized or summoned
§ 29.1-212. Precaution against fire
§ 29.1-213. Taking samples of water believed to be polluted
§ 29.1-214. Duties of State Water Control Board with respect to water samples
§ 29.1-217. Special conservation police officers receiving no compensation from Commonwealth
§ 29.1-218. Defense of conservation police officer prosecuted on criminal charge