§ 29.1-563. Definitions
For the purposes of this article:
"Endangered species" means any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range;
"Fish or wildlife" means any member of the animal kingdom, vertebrate or invertebrate, except for the class Insecta, and includes any part, products, egg, or the dead body or parts thereof;
"Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership;
"Threatened species" means any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
(1972, c. 329, § 29-231; 1977, c. 377; 1987, c. 488; 1990, c. 369.)
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