Virginia § 29.1-547 - Trapping, selling, purchasing, etc., migratory game birds
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 29.1-547 — Trapping, selling, purchasing, etc., migratory game birds, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29.1-547. Trapping, selling, purchasing, etc., migratory game birds
Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 29.1-546 and 29.1-553, any person convicted of trapping or attempting to trap any migratory game bird, as defined in § 29.1-100, or convicted of possessing any such migratory game bird taken by means of a trap, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person convicted of offering for sale, selling, offering to purchase, or purchasing any migratory game bird shall be subject to penalties as provided in § 29.1-553.
1960, c. 173, § 29-161.1; 1987, c. 488; 1994, c. 848.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29.1-547 ("Trapping, selling, purchasing, etc., migratory game birds") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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