Laws & Regulations

Federal • State

Federal

• Presidential Executive Order 13112
• National Invasive Species Act
• Lacey Act of 1900; Lacey Act Amendments of 1981
• The 1916 National Park Service Organic Act
• Further federal regulations
• Current legislative action in Congress

State

• Executive Directive 2, Virginia Invasive Species Working Group (228kb PDF)
• Virginia Invasive Species Council, §10.1-2600 of the Code of Virginia
• Virginia Pest Law, §§3.1-188.20-31:2, of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended
• Virginia Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Species Act, § 29.1-571-577 of the Code of Virginia (1950) as amended
• Virginia Noxious Weed Law, §§3.1-296.11-21, of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended
• Virginia Natural Area Preserves Act.  Code of Virginia §10.1-211.1 Preserve the natural diversity of biological resources of the Commonwealth.
• Import and release of fish, shellfish or crustaceans, Section 28.2-825 of the Code of Virginia
• Ballast water discharge, Sections 28.2-109 through 28.2-111 of the Code of Virginia
• Ballast water discharge reporting, Virginia Marine Resources Commission
• Collecting, Exhibiting & Releasing Wildlife: A Guide to the Laws, Regulations and Permits, Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries
• Possession, importation, sale, etc., of wild animals, VAC 4VAC15-30-10
• Unlawful to hunt, trap, possess, sell or transport wild birds and wild animals except as permitted, Code of Virginia 29.1-521
• PLANTS Database for State Noxious Weeds for Virginia

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