Section 50. Flowers, plants, minerals, etc

No person shall remove, destroy, cut down, scar, mutilate, injure, take or gather in any manner any tree, flower, fern, shrub, rock or plant, historical artifact, or mineral in any park unless a special permit has been obtained for scientific collecting. To obtain a special permit for scientific collecting in a state park, a Research and Collecting Permit Application must be completed and provided to the department at:

Department of Conservation and Recreation

203 Governor Street, Suite 306

Richmond, Virginia 23219-2010.

To obtain a special permit for scientific collecting in a natural area or natural area preserve, a Research and Collecting Permit Application must be completed and provided to the department at:

Department of Conservation and Recreation

Division of Natural Heritage

217 Governor Street, Third Floor

Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR215-01-02 § 5, eff. May 4, 1983; amended, Volume 26, Issue 11, eff. March 18, 2010.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-104 of the Code of Virginia.