{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-547","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 29.1-547","heading":"Trapping, selling, purchasing, etc., migratory game birds","body":"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.","path":["Title 29.1. Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating","Chapter 5. WILDLIFE AND FISH LAWS","Article 5. PENALTIES IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/29.1-547/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:24Z","sha256":"778efb13007f64cb80e9f6f8f20a5232cfaa65bad5d044c0fb4f31770f97cf74","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-546","next":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-548"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}