~~SESSION~~ ~~ENROLLED~~ VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY –– CHAPTER E An Act to amend and reenact § 29.1-545 of the Code of Virginia, relating to live nutria.

VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- 2022 SESSION CHAPTER 146 An Act to amend and reenact § 29.1-545 of the Code of Virginia, relating to live nutria.

N R [H 65] O Approved L Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

[H 65] Approved April 7, 2022 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

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It ~~shall~~ be ~~unlawful~~ ~~for~~ ~~any~~ ~~person,~~ ~~firm,~~ ~~association~~ or ~~corporation~~ to ~~possess,~~ ~~sell,~~ ~~offer~~ ~~for~~ ~~sale,~~ or ~~liberate~~ in ~~the~~ ~~Commonwealth~~ ~~any~~ ~~live~~ ~~fur-bearing~~ ~~animal~~ ~~commonly~~ ~~referred~~ to as ~~nutria~~ ~~(Myocastor~~ ~~Department~~ of ~~Agriculture,~~ ~~U.S.~~

§ 29.1-545.

Possession, sale, offering for sale or liberation of live nutria.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to possess, sell, offer for sale, or liberate in the Commonwealth any live fur-bearing animal commonly referred to as nutria (Myocastor coypus).

This section does not apply to employees of the Department of Wildlife Resources, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, or U.S.

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