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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 20 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-20-160 - Nuisance species designated

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A.
				The board hereby designates the following species as nuisance species pursuant
				to § 29.1-100 of the Code of Virginia.
1.
				Mammals.
a. House mouse (Mus
				musculus);
b. Norway rat (Rattus
				norvegicus);
c. Black rat (Rattus
				rattus);
d. Coyote (Canis
				latrans);
e. Feral hog (Sus scrofa;
				any swine that are wild or for which no proof of ownership can be made
				);
f. Nutria (Myocastor coypus);
				and
g. Woodchuck (Marmota
				monax).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 20 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-20-180 - Taking of invertebrates

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A.
				Earthworms. Earthworms may be taken at any time for private or commercial
				use.
B. Other invertebrates. Except
				as otherwise provided for in §§ 3.1-1020 through 3.1-1030 and
				29.1-418 of the Code of Virginia and in
				4VAC15-20-130,
				4VAC15-30-10 et seq. and
				4VAC15-360-10 invertebrates, other
				than those listed in endangered or threatened, may be taken for private
				use.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 20 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-20-190 - Definitions; "designated stocked trout waters

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When used in regulations of the board, "designated stocked
				  trout waters" will include those waters that are stocked with harvestable-sized
				  trout and are listed by the director in the annual Trout Stocking Plan. These
				  waters will only be considered designated stocked trout waters from October 1
				  through June 15, both dates inclusive, except for fee fishing waters covered by
				  4VAC15-320-120,
				  waters covered by
				  4VAC15-330-160,
				  and urban fishing waters covered by
				  4VAC15-330-200.
				  Designated stocked trout waters are either posted by the department with
				  appropriate "stocked trout waters" signs or are posted as fee fishing areas
				  under
				  4VAC15-320-120
				  or waters under
				  4VAC15-330-160.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-501,
					 and
					 29.1-502
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 20 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-20-200 - Fees for miscellaneous permits

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A. Pursuant to
				§§ 29.1-417, 29.1-418, 29.1-422, and other applicable provisions of
				the Code of Virginia, except as provided by this chapter the following annual
				fees shall be paid by applicants for the specified permits before any such
				permit may be issued.
Permit Type
Cost
Late Fee
Boat Ramp Special Use
Nonprofit Public Use
Private/Commercial Use
Collect and Sell
$50
Commercial Nuisance Animals
$25
Exhibitors
Commercial Use
$50
$25
Educational/Scientific Use
$20
$10
Exotic Importation and Holding
$10
Field Trial
$25
Foxhound Training Preserves
$50
Hold for Commercial Use
$10
Propagation
$12.50
Rehabilitation
$10
$10
Scientific Collection
$20
Special Hunting Permit
$10
Striped Bass Tournament
$10
Threatened & Endangered Species
$20
Trout Catch-Out Pond
$50
B.
				Veterinarians shall not be required to pay a permit fee or to obtain a permit
				to hold wildlife temporarily for medical treatment.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 20 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-20-210 - Definitions; nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species

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A. In addition to the species already listed
				in § 29.1-571 of the Code of Virginia, the board hereby designates the
				following species as nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species pursuant to §
				29.1-100 of the Code of Virginia.
1. Fish.
a. Black carp (Mylopharyngodon
				piceus)
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 20 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-20-220 - Disease prevention, control and eradication in wildlife

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A. Whenever a
				disease threatens wildlife in the Commonwealth, the director is authorized to
				undertake measures to prevent, control or eradicate the spread of such disease
				including, but not limited to, the delineation of wildlife disease management,
				surveillance, and quarantine areas, the reduction of selected wildlife
				populations, the restriction in the movement of wildlife or parts thereof, the
				prohibition of feeding of wildlife or use of animal-based products such as
				attractants, the prohibition of rehabilitation and release of selected wildlife
				species and the manipulation or modification of environmental conditions.
				Further, the director is authorized to require mandatory checking and disease
				testing of selected wildlife species and to modify or establish hunting and
				trapping seasons and bag limits, as necessary, to prevent, control or eradicate
				the spread of disease in wildlife.
B. Whenever a disease in wildlife or the
				planned disease response has implications for human, domestic or agricultural
				animal health in the Commonwealth, the director, in consultation with the state
				and/or public health veterinarian as appropriate, is authorized to undertake
				measures as described in subsection A to prevent, control or eradicate the
				spread of such disease in wildlife.
C. Whenever a disease is confirmed in
				wildlife held in captivity that threatens wildlife, human, domestic or
				agricultural animal health, the director, in consultation with the state and/or
				public health veterinarian as appropriate, is authorized to quarantine or
				dispose of such animals, including measures such as population reduction,
				depopulation and exportation, modification and decontamination of the captive
				facility as necessary, and revocation of permits or modification of permit
				conditions, as to prevent further disease transmission. The department may
				indemnify the owner or owners, at fair-market value, for privately owned
				wildlife removed. The department may seek reimbursement of costs for
				depopulation, modification to, or decontamination of the facility from the
				landowner and/or owner or owners of the facility.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				willfully impede the department or its designee in its execution of the
				aforementioned measures to prevent, control, or eradicate disease in
				wildlife.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-103.1, 29.1-501 and 29.1-502
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 20 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-20-230 - Color of paint prescribed for posting land

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The color of paint prescribed for posting land in accordance
				  with §
									18.2-134.1 of the Code of
				  Virginia shall be aluminum or purple.
Statutory Authority: §
											29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 20 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-20-240 - Use of drones for certain activities prohibited

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A. Except as authorized by the director or
				the director's designee, it shall by unlawful at any time for any person to use
				a drone or unmanned aircraft:
1. To hunt,
				take, or kill a wild animal or to drive or herd any wild animal for the purpose
				of hunting, trapping, or killing.
2. To harass any wild animal. For the
				purposes of this section, "harass" means any action that creates the likelihood
				of injury to wildlife by annoying it to such an extent as to significantly
				disrupt normal behavior patterns, which include breeding, feeding, or
				sheltering.
3. On department-owned
				lands, except that department employees and contractors or agents acting on
				behalf of the department may use drones or other unmanned aircraft when
				addressing human safety, law enforcement, management, or other needs approved
				by the department.
4. It shall be
				unlawful for any person to hunt or assist another to hunt on the same calendar
				day on a property after having used a drone or unmanned aircraft to locate or
				surveil any wild animal during any open season.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 20 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-20-260

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Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-501,
					 and
					 29.1-502
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 20 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IN GENERAL › Section - DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (4VAC15-20)

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List of Native and Naturalized Fauna of Virginia, April 2022,
				  Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Federal Endangered and Threatened Animal Species as of
				  December 8, 2022
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 30 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IMPORTATION, POSSESSION, SALE, ETC., OF ANIMALS › Section 4VAC15-30-5 - Powers, authorities, and duties of the director in permitting

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Pursuant to § 29.1-413 of the Code of Virginia and under
				  authority granted to the board in subdivision 12 of § 29.1-103 of the Code
				  of Virginia, the board hereby confers authority upon the director to set the
				  permit schedule, establish permit conditions, delegate signature authority,
				  establish protocols for responding to permit decision appeals, and render final
				  permit decisions. The director shall also have authority to establish a policy
				  on the issuance of new permits to individuals whose previous permits or
				  applications have been revoked or denied for infractions of wildlife laws,
				  regulations, or conditions.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 30 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IMPORTATION, POSSESSION, SALE, ETC., OF ANIMALS › Section 4VAC15-30-7 - Continuation of permitted activity

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Provided that the issuance of a permit renewal by the
				  department has been delayed past the expiration date of the permittee's
				  previous permit at no fault of the applicant, the permittee may continue the
				  specific activities authorized by the expired permit until the department has
				  acted on such person's application for renewal. To qualify for this allowance,
				  applicants must submit a completed renewal application to the department at
				  least 30 days prior to the expiration date of their permit. The department may
				  deny renewal of a permit to any applicant who fails to meet the issuance
				  criteria set forth by the department.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 30 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IMPORTATION, POSSESSION, SALE, ETC., OF ANIMALS › Section 4VAC15-30-10 - Possession, importation, sale, etc., of wild animals

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Under the authority of §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-521 of
				  the Code of Virginia it shall be unlawful to take, possess, conduct research,
				  import, cause to be imported, export, cause to be exported, buy, sell, offer
				  for sale, or liberate within the Commonwealth any wild animal unless otherwise
				  specifically permitted by law or regulation. Unless otherwise stated, for the
				  purposes of identifying species regulated by the board, when both the
				  scientific and common names are listed, the scientific reference to genus and
				  species will take precedence over common names.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 30 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IMPORTATION, POSSESSION, SALE, ETC., OF ANIMALS › Section 4VAC15-30-20 - Permit required to import, liberate or possess predatory or undesirable animals or birds

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Under the authority of § 29.1-542 of the Code of
				  Virginia, live wolves or coyotes, or birds or animals otherwise classed as
				  predatory or undesirable, may not be imported into the Commonwealth or
				  liberated therein, or possessed therein, except under a special permit of the
				  board. Before such permit is issued, the importer shall make application to the
				  department, giving the place of origin, the name and address of the exporter
				  and a certificate from a licensed and accredited practicing veterinarian, or
				  certified fish pathologist, certifying that the animal to be imported is not
				  manifesting any signs of infectious, contagious, or communicable
				  disease.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 30 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IMPORTATION, POSSESSION, SALE, ETC., OF ANIMALS › Section 4VAC15-30-30 - Exclusions

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This chapter does not prohibit the possession, importation,
				  and sale of native or naturalized albino amphibians, native or naturalized
				  albino reptiles, or those domestic animals as defined in
				  4VAC15-20-50.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 30 - DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS: IMPORTATION, POSSESSION, SALE, ETC., OF ANIMALS › Section 4VAC15-30-60 - Raptor propagation

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An applicant for a permit to propagate raptors pursuant to
				  §§ 29.1-412, 29.1-521, and 29.1-542 of the Code of Virginia who
				  possesses a valid Federal Raptor Propagation Permit shall submit to the
				  department a completed State Propagation Permit application form and shall
				  conduct their activities in accordance with permit conditions established under
				  the authority of the director as granted in
				  4VAC15-30-5.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 35 - BIRDS: INCIDENTAL TAKE OF BIRD SPECIES › Section 4VAC15-35-10 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to:
1. Regulate the incidental take of regulated
				bird species and habitats in the context of the board's oversight authorities
				described in §
									29.1-501A
				of the Code of Virginia and the department's conservation and management
				authorities described in §
									29.1-521A
				2 and A 10 of the Code of Virginia by establishing a regulatory framework for
				the administration, implementation, and enforcement of an incidental take
				permitting program;
2. Provide
				ample protections to regulated bird species and habitats while authorizing take
				that may occur incidental to regulated activities through the issuance of a
				general permit or an individual incidental take permit that stipulates best
				management practices with the intended purpose of avoiding, minimizing, or
				compensating incidental take; and
3. Delineate the procedures and requirements
				to be followed in connection with permits issued by the department, while
				providing flexibility for innovative solutions that avoid, minimize, or
				compensate incidental take of regulated bird species and habitats when such
				authorization meets the criteria of this chapter.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-501,
					 and
					 29.1-502
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 35 - BIRDS: INCIDENTAL TAKE OF BIRD SPECIES › Section 4VAC15-35-30 - Requirement for a permit

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Except as provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful for
				  any person to conduct a regulated activity that results or will result in
				  incidental take of a regulated bird species or regulated habitat without
				  obtaining and complying with a permit from the department. However, no permit
				  shall be necessary for incidental take of regulated bird species or habitats
				  unless the board has adopted a sector-specific plan requiring such permit. The
				  board may adopt sector-specific plans for any of the following
				  categories:
1. Commercial projects,
				including new construction or expansion:
a.
				Retail stores or malls;
b.
				Restaurants;
c. Lodging
				facilities;
d. Office buildings
				outside of an existing commercial park;
e. Commercial parks;
f. Medical facilities, including nursing
				homes, rehabilitation and convalescence centers;
g. Sports facilities; or
h. Other large-scale nonindustrial structures
				and facilities planned for commerce, health care, hospitality services,
				government use, or other business use.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 35 - BIRDS: INCIDENTAL TAKE OF BIRD SPECIES › Section 4VAC15-35-40 - Activities occurring before adoption of sector-specific plan

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No permit shall be necessary for any regulated activity that
				  is actively under construction, has received all necessary permits and
				  approvals but construction has not commenced or that has provided evidence of
				  other contractual obligations that may be described in the appropriate
				  sector-specific plan on or before the effective date of a sector-specific plan
				  that would otherwise apply to that regulated activity. Upon request, the
				  department may review the circumstances of a project and provide a letter
				  stating that no permit is necessary to any person conducting such an
				  activity.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-501,
					 and
					 29.1-502
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 35 - BIRDS: INCIDENTAL TAKE OF BIRD SPECIES › Section 4VAC15-35-50 - Applicability of other laws or regulations

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Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to excuse
				  compliance with the prohibitions, provisions or requirements of any other
				  federal, state, or local laws, regulations, or ordinances, including the
				  Virginia Endangered Species Act (§
									29.1-563 et seq. of
				  the Code of Virginia); the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (
				  16 USC
				  §
										703 et seq.), the federal Bald and
				  Golden Eagle Protection Act (
				  16 USC §
										668 et seq.), and the federal Endangered
				  Species Act (
				  16
				  USC §
										1531 et seq.).
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-501,
					 and
					 29.1-502
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 35 - BIRDS: INCIDENTAL TAKE OF BIRD SPECIES › Section 4VAC15-35-60 - Exemptions

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The following activities are exempt from the permitting
				  requirements of this chapter. Any incidental take associated with these
				  activities will not be considered a violation of this section:
1. Activities that are not defined as
				"regulated activities";
2.
				Agricultural and silvicultural activities;
3. Residential construction activities;
				and
4. Regulated activities
				performed under emergency situations, including activities necessary to restore
				essential services, protect human health, address a public safety issue, or
				prevent imminent damage to property.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-501,
					 and
					 29.1-502
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 35 - BIRDS: INCIDENTAL TAKE OF BIRD SPECIES › Section 4VAC15-35-80 - Permit procedures

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A. Required
				general information. A permit application must contain the following
				information:
1. Applicant's full name and
				address, telephone number, and, if available, fax number and email address;
a. If the applicant resides or is located
				outside of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the name and address of an agent
				located in the Commonwealth of Virginia; and
b. If the applicant is an entity, a
				description of the type of entity and the name and title of an individual who
				will be responsible for the permit;
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 35 - BIRDS: INCIDENTAL TAKE OF BIRD SPECIES › Section 4VAC15-35-90 - Biennial standards and specifications

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Any person who will undertake multiple regulated activities
				  requiring a permit may biennially submit a single set of standards and
				  specifications for department approval that describes how covered regulated
				  activities shall be conducted.
1. Such
				standards and specifications shall be consistent with the requirements of this
				chapter and the applicable sector-specific plans. Each project constructed for
				which a permit is required shall obtain such permit by filing a permit
				application referencing the approved standards and specifications and paying
				the fee applicable under 4VAC15-35-80 C 3 prior to the commencement of the
				regulated activity. The standards and specifications shall include:
a. A reference to which sector-specific plans
				are addressed by the standards and specifications;
b. A description of the regulated activities
				that the applicant intends to be addressed by the standards and specifications,
				and, if applicable, any other regulated activities that the applicant intends
				to conduct that will not utilize the standards and specifications;
c. Information satisfactory to the department
				demonstrating how regulated activities conducted under the standards and
				specifications will meet the requirements of the applicable sector-specific
				plans, together with a copy of any reference materials cited by the standards
				and specifications; and
d.
				Implementation by the applicant of a regulated activity tracking system of all
				regulated activities conducted under the standards and specification, together
				with a permittee self-monitoring program that will ensure compliance with the
				standards and specifications.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 35 - BIRDS: INCIDENTAL TAKE OF BIRD SPECIES › Section 4VAC15-35-100 - Enforcement; unpermitted regulated activities

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Administrative permit actions, including modification,
				  suspension, and revocation, shall be addressed according to the department's
				  dispute resolution and administrative appeals procedures. Any person conducting
				  a regulated activity for which a permit is required by this chapter without
				  such permit, including where a regulated activity has commenced without a
				  permit or continued after permit suspension or revocation, shall be guilty of a
				  Class 3 misdemeanor as specified by §
									29.1-505
				  of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-501,
					 and
					 29.1-502
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-20 - Archery hunting requirements

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A.
				"Bow and arrow" means a weapon made of a strip of flexible material, which,
				when bent by drawing a string or cable connecting the two ends, uses the energy
				stored in the flexible material to propel an arrow.
B. "Crossbow" means a bow and arrow mounted
				horizontally on a stock having a trigger mechanism to release the
				string.
C. "Archery equipment"
				means a bow and arrow or a crossbow.
D. Arrows used for hunting bear, deer, elk,
				and turkey must have a minimum head width of 7/8 inch in a fixed or expanded
				position.
E. Except as otherwise
				provided by law or regulation, it shall be unlawful to use arrows to which any
				drug, chemical or toxic substance has been added or arrows with explosive heads
				at any time for the purpose of hunting wild birds or wild animals.
Statutory Authority: § 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-22 - Special license for hunting bear

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There shall be a special license to hunt bears that shall be
				  in addition to the state resident license to hunt or state nonresident license
				  to hunt. The fee for the special bear license shall be as specified in
				  4VAC15-20-65.
Statutory Authority: § 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-30 - Recorded wild animal or wild bird calls or sounds prohibited in taking game; bobcats, coyotes, crows, foxes, and raccoons excepted

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It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take wild animals
				  and wild birds with the exception of bobcats, coyotes, crows, foxes, and
				  raccoons by the use or aid of recorded animal or bird calls or sounds or
				  recorded or electrically amplified imitation of animal or bird calls or sounds;
				  provided, that electronic calls may be used on private lands for hunting
				  bobcats, coyotes, foxes, and raccoons with written permission of the landowner
				  and on public lands except where specifically prohibited.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103 and
					 29.1-501 of the Code of Virginia
					 (4VAC15-40-30, 4VAC15-40-225, and
					 4VAC15-40-275
					 ).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-40 - Live birds or animals as decoys prohibited

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Game birds and game animals shall not be taken by the use or
				  aid of live birds or animals as decoys.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-50 - Poisoning of wild birds and wild animals prohibited; certain control programs excepted

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It shall be unlawful to put out poison at any time for the
				  purpose of killing any wild birds and wild animals, provided that rats and mice
				  may be poisoned on one's own property. The provisions of this section shall not
				  apply to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the United
				  States Department of Agriculture, or their representatives or cooperators, and
				  those being assisted in a control program authorized by those
				  agencies.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-70 - Open dog training season

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A.
				Private lands and certain military areas. It shall be lawful to train dogs
				during daylight hours on squirrels and nonmigratory game birds on private
				lands, and on rabbits and nonmigratory game birds on Fort A. P. Hill, Fort
				Pickett, and Quantico Marine Reservation. Participants in this dog training
				season shall not have any weapons other than starter pistols in their
				possession, must comply with all regulations and laws pertaining to hunting,
				and no game shall be taken; provided, however, that weapons may be in
				possession on private lands when training dogs on captive raised and properly
				marked mallards and pigeons so that they may be immediately shot or
				recovered.
B. It shall be lawful to
				train dogs on rabbits on private lands from 1/2 hour before sunrise to
				midnight.
C. Designated portions of
				certain department-owned lands. It shall be lawful to train dogs on quail on
				designated portions of the Amelia Wildlife Management Area, Cavalier Wildlife
				Management Area, Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area, Chickahominy
				Wildlife Management Area, Dick Cross Wildlife Management Area, Mattaponi
				Wildlife Management Area, and White Oak Mountain Wildlife Management Area from
				September 1 to the day prior to the opening date of the quail hunting season,
				both dates inclusive. Participants in this dog training season shall not have
				any weapons other than starter pistols in their possession, shall not release
				pen-raised birds, must comply with all regulations and laws pertaining to
				hunting, and no game shall be taken.
D. Designated department-owned lands. It
				shall be lawful to train dogs during daylight hours on rabbits and nonmigratory
				game birds on the Weston Wildlife Management Area from September 1 to March 31,
				both dates inclusive. Participants in this dog training season shall not have
				any weapons other than starter pistols in their possession, shall not release
				pen-raised birds, must comply with all regulations and laws pertaining to
				hunting, and no game shall be taken.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103
					 and
					 29.1-501
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-100 - Hog Island Wildlife Management Area; waterfowl refuge established

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Hog Island, in Surry County, and all of the waters of the
				  James River within a radius of 1,000 yards contiguous to that is hereby
				  declared a waterfowl refuge for the purpose of developing a feeding and resting
				  area for such birds.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-110 - Hog Island Wildlife Management Area; hunting, trapping, etc., prohibited; exception

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It shall be unlawful to hunt, shoot, kill, trap or molest or
				  attempt to hunt, shoot, kill, trap or molest at any time any waterfowl
				  including ducks, geese, brant, or coot, or to hunt, shoot, kill, trap, molest,
				  or attempt to hunt, shoot, kill, trap, or molest any other birds or animals on
				  or in the area described in
				  4VAC15-40-100 of this chapter,
				  except at designated times from waterfowl blinds established by the department,
				  provided that the department may, when deemed necessary for the better
				  development of said refuge, remove by trapping or otherwise any birds or
				  animals as would not be beneficial to the purposes for which such refuge is
				  established.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-120 - Hog Island Wildlife Management Area; possession of loaded gun prohibited; exception

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It shall be unlawful to have in possession at any time a gun
				  which is not unloaded and cased or dismantled on that portion of the Hog Island
				  Wildlife Management Area bordering on the James River and lying north of the
				  Surry Nuclear Power Plant, except while hunting deer or waterfowl in conformity
				  with a special permit issued by the department.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501, 29.1-502 and 29.1-701 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-130 - Disturbing waterfowl adjacent to Lands End Waterfowl Management Area

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It shall be unlawful to hunt, pursue, or disturb waterfowl
				  inthe public waters within 1,000 yardsadjacent to the Lands End Waterfowl
				  Management Area located adjacent to the Rappahannock Riverin King George
				  County, provided that this section shall not abridge the privileges prescribed
				  for landowners, and their lessees and permittees, in §§ 29.1-344 and
				  29.1-347 of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-140 - Hunting, etc., prohibited on Buggs Island and certain waters of the Gaston Reservoir

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It shall be unlawful to hunt or have in one's possession a
				  loaded gun on Buggs Island or to shoot over or have a loaded gun upon the water
				  on Gaston Reservoir (Roanoke River) from a point beginning at High Rock and
				  extending to the John H. Kerr Dam.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-160 - Molesting, damaging, removing, or disturbing traps prohibited; release of game from lawful traps prohibited

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It shall be unlawful to willfully molest, damage or remove
				  any trap, or any lawfully caught bird or animal therefrom, or in any way
				  disturb traps or snares legally set by another person.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-170 - Marking of traps by person setting

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Any person setting or in possession of a steel foothold or
				  body gripping trap or snare shall have it marked by means of a nonferrous metal
				  tag bearing the name and address of the trapper or an identification number
				  issued by the department. This requirement shall not apply to landowners on
				  their own land, nor to a bona fide tenant or lessee within the bounds of land
				  rented or leased by him, nor to anyone transporting any such trap from its
				  place of purchase.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-190 - Restricted use of body-gripping traps in excess of 7-1/2 inches

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The use of body-gripping traps with a jaw spread in excess of
				  7-1/2 inches is prohibited except when such traps are at least half submerged
				  by water.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-195 - Visiting traps, generally; visiting completely submerged, body-gripping traps; use of remote trap check systems

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A. Except as provided in subsections B and C
				of this section, it shall be unlawful to fail to visit all traps once each day
				and remove all animals caught.
B.
				Body-gripping traps that are completely submerged by water must be visited at
				least once every 72 hours.
C.
				Remote trap checking systems may be used in lieu of a physical trap visit when
				such systems (i) have a control unit or remote camera that reports trap status
				to a centralized application at least once every 24 hours; (ii) provide
				notifications of trap closures or activity at the trap site and system health
				issues within one hour of detection via email or text-based messaging systems;
				and (iii) have on-demand capabilities for determining signal strength and
				battery condition via remote system check-in. If the control unit reports a
				trap closure or the camera sends a photo with an animal in a trap, the user is
				required to physically visit the trap within 24 hours of the time the trap was
				reported closed or the photo was received. If the control unit or camera fails
				to report its current status within a 24-hour check-in period or reports a
				system health issue, the user is required to physically check the trap within
				24 hours of the last communication with the device.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-200 - Restricted use of above ground body-gripping traps in excess of five inches

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It shall be unlawful to set above the ground any
				  body-gripping trap with a jaw spread in excess of five inches when using any
				  bait, lure, or scent; provided, that baited body gripping traps with a jaw
				  spread up to 7-1/2 inches may be used when the trap is within an enclosure with
				  openings no greater than 60 square inches and the trap trigger is recessed at
				  least 12 inches from all openings; provided further that such traps must be
				  staked to prevent them from turning over and may only be used on private lands
				  with written permission of the landowner.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-210 - Restricted use of certain steel foothold traps

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It shall be unlawful to set on land any steel foothold trap
				  with teeth set upon the jaws or with a maximum inside jaw spread exceeding
				  6-1/2 inches measured perpendicular to the hinges.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-220 - Use of deadfalls prohibited; restricted use of snares

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It shall be unlawful to trap, or attempt to trap, on land any
				  wild bird or wild animal with any deadfall or snare; provided that snares with
				  loops no more than 38 inches in circumference and with the bottom of the snare
				  loop set not to exceed 12 inches above ground level may be used with the
				  written permission of the landowner. Snares with the top of the snare loop set
				  higher than 12 inches above ground level must include a single-piece lock that
				  is not power assisted, a cable stop that prevents the snare loop from closing
				  smaller than 2-1/2 inches in diameter, and a break-away device that has been
				  tested to break or disassemble at no more than 285 pounds
				  pull.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-501,
					 and
					 29.1-502
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-221 - Restricted use of traps near exposed carcasses and animal parts

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It shall be unlawful to intentionally set foothold traps,
				  body-gripping traps, or snares within 50 feet of an animal carcass, or parts
				  thereof, unless the carcass, or parts thereof, are completely covered at the
				  time the trap is set or visited. For the purposes of this section, "completely
				  covered" shall be defined as not being visible from above. Provided further, a
				  "carcass" shall be defined as the body, portions of the body, meat, organs, or
				  viscera of any animal, including fish. Feathers (including those with attached
				  skin or entire bird wings), hair (with or without skin or hide), and bones that
				  include no attached meat, organs, or viscera are excluded from this
				  definition.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-225 - Killing of animals captured in live traps permitted

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It shall be lawful to kill wild animals legally captured in
				  live traps using any humane method of dispatch not specifically prohibited by
				  law.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103 and
					 29.1-501 of the Code of Virginia
					 (4VAC15-40-30, 4VAC15-40-225, and
					 4VAC15-40-275
					 ).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-230 - Dates for setting traps in water

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It shall be lawful to set traps in water from December 1
				  through the last day of February, both dates inclusive, and at any time within
				  the incorporated limits of any city or town in the Commonwealth and in the
				  counties of Arlington, Chesterfield, Fairfax, Henrico, James City, Loudoun,
				  Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Roanoke and York, except as otherwise
				  specifically provided by department permit or by local ordinances pursuant to
				  § 29.1-526 of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-240 - Animal population control

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Whenever biological evidence suggests that populations of
				  game animals or fur-bearing animals may exceed or threaten to exceed the
				  carrying capacity of a specified range, or whenever population reduction of a
				  species is necessary to manage for another wildlife species, or whenever the
				  health or general condition of a species indicates the need for population
				  reduction, or whenever the threat of human public health and safety or
				  significant economic loss indicates the need for population reduction, the
				  director is authorized to issue special permits to obtain the desired reduction
				  by licensed hunters or licensed trappers on areas prescribed by department
				  wildlife biologists. Further, in situations where existing statutory and
				  regulatory options for population reduction are not applicable, the director is
				  authorized to issue special permits to obtain the desired population reduction
				  by individuals named within the director's authorization document. Designated
				  game species or fur-bearing species may be taken in excess of the general bag
				  limits, during closed seasons, with all legal methods outlined in the Code of
				  Virginia or board regulation, and with any type of lawful weapon, as defined in
				  §
									29.1-519
				  of the Code of Virginia and in board regulation, on special permits issued
				  under this section under such conditions as may be prescribed by the
				  director.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-501,
					 and
					 29.1-502
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-250 - Wanton waste

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No person shall kill or cripple and knowingly allow any
				  nonmigratory game bird or game animal to be wasted without making a reasonable
				  effort to retrieve the animal and retain it in their possession. Nothing in
				  this section shall permit a person to trespass or violate any state, federal,
				  city or county law, ordinance or regulation.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.