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Va. Code § 29.1-547: Trapping, selling, purchasing, etc., migratory game birds

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  1. Title 29.1. Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating
  2. Chapter 5. WILDLIFE AND FISH LAWS
  3. Article 5. PENALTIES IN GENERAL

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.

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