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Table of Contents » Title 29.1. Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating » Chapter 5. Wildlife and Fish Laws » Article 4. Possession, Transportation, and Sale of Game and Fish » § 29.1-545. Possession, sale, offering for sale or liberation of live nutria

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Code of Virginia
Title 29.1. Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating
Chapter 5. Wildlife and Fish Laws

6/21/2025

§ 29.1-545. Possession, sale, offering for sale or liberation of live nutria.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to possess, sell, offer for sale, or liberate in the Commonwealth any live fur-bearing animal commonly referred to as nutria (Myocastor coypus). This section does not apply to employees of the Department of Wildlife Resources, U.S. Department of Agriculture, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or any persons involved in research or management activities with these agencies.

1962, c. 106, § 29-158.3; 1987, c. 488; 2022, c. 146.

The chapters of the acts of assembly referenced in the historical citation at the end of this section may not constitute a comprehensive list of such chapters and may exclude chapters whose provisions have expired.