{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-900","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 3.2-900","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\"Nuisance birds\" means blackbirds, red-winged blackbirds, grackles, cowbirds, pigeons, and starlings, or any other species so declared by regulations of the Board when causing or about to cause economic losses in the Commonwealth; becoming detrimental to the public health and welfare; defacing or defiling public or private property or otherwise creating a public nuisance.\"Person\" means the term as defined in § 1-230. The term also means any society.1968, c. 64, § 3.1-1012; 2008, c. 860.","path":["Title 3.2. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD","Subtitle I. GENERAL PROVISIONS; PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE","Chapter 9. NUISANCE BIRDS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-900/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:19Z","sha256":"87385da32d6326045b769a2aff3a7b749a00fd4dc9107cee36497332457377f2","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-809","next":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}