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1997 SESSION


CHAPTER 510
An Act to amend and reenact § 29.1-401 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sale of furs.
[H 2720]
Approved March 18, 1997

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 29.1-401 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 29.1-401. Exemptions as to fur permits.

A. A permit shall not be required of any hunter or trapper to possess or dispose of the hides, furs or pelts of wild animals legally shot or caught by him nor of any person lawfully engaging in the business of fur farming to possess or to dispose of the hides, furs or pelts of wild animals raised by him.

B. A permit shall not be required of any Virginia resident who is a member of an American Indian tribe recognized by the Commonwealth or a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe to buy and possess the hides, furs, pelts or skeletal parts of legally obtained wild animals, except bear as prohibited in § 29.1-536, when such items are to be used as part of traditional American Indian religious practices. Resale of items obtained under this section is prohibited.