Section 170. Marking of traps by person setting  


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  • Any person setting or in possession of a steel foothold or body gripping trap or snare shall have it marked by means of a nonferrous metal tag bearing the name and address of the trapper or an identification number issued by the department. This requirement shall not apply to landowners on their own land, nor to a bona fide tenant or lessee within the bounds of land rented or leased by him, nor to anyone transporting any such trap from its place of purchase.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR325-02-1 § 16, eff. July 1, 1982; amended, Volume 10, Issue 23, eff. September 8, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 09, eff. February 22, 1995; Volume 25, Issue 25, eff. August 1, 2009.

Statutory Authority

§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.