A. The Board may adopt regulations to permit and control the commercial harvest of certain threatened species that would prevent that species from becoming endangered or extinct.
B. The Commissioner may permit the taking of a threatened species when the Board has determined that its abundance in the Commonwealth justifies a controlled harvest that is not in violation of federal laws or regulations. The Commissioner shall take the necessary action to conserve, protect, restore, or propagate threatened and endangered species.
1979, c. 372, § 3.1-1025; 1985, c. 326; 1989, c. 553; 1990, c. 369; 2008, c. 860.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
Chapter 10 - Endangered Plant and Insect Species
§ 3.2-1001. Powers and duties of Commissioner
§ 3.2-1003. Threatened and endangered species; prohibitions
§ 3.2-1004. When Commissioner may permit taking of threatened or endangered species
§ 3.2-1005. Harvesting of threatened species; further powers of Board and Commissioner
§ 3.2-1006. License required to buy threatened species; records of purchases
§ 3.2-1007. Wild ginseng declared threatened plant species
§ 3.2-1008. Export certificate required for export of ginseng
§ 3.2-1009. Virginia birch declared endangered species