§ 3.1-1021. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Definitions
As used in this chapter:
"Board" means the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
"Candidate species" means those species formally recommended by the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation or other reliable data sources in writing to and accepted by the Commissioner for presentation to the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services for listing under the Virginia Endangered Plant and Insect Species Act.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or his designee.
"Department" means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
"Endangered species" means any species or variety of plant life or insect life determined by the Board to be in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range other than a species determined by the Commissioner not to be in the best interest of the welfare of man.
"Insect" or "insect life" means any species of the class Insecta.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association, or any other private entity, or any officer, agent, department, or instrumentality of the federal government, of any state or political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign government.
"Plant" or "plant life" means any member of the plant kingdom, including spores, leaves, stems, branches, flowers, seeds, roots, and other parts or products thereof.
"Proposed species" means any candidate species authorized by the Board for consideration for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Plant and Insect Species Act.
"Species" includes any species or variety of plant life or insects.
"Take" means, in reference to plants and insects, to collect, pick, cut, or dig up for the purpose of resale.
"Threatened species" means any species determined by the Board to be likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its native range.
(1979, c. 372; 1985, c. 326; 1989, c. 553; 1990, c. 369.)
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