29.1-540 - Carriage and shipment.
§ 29.1-540. Carriage and shipment.
When taken in accordance with the provisions of this title, wild birds, wildanimals or fish may be transported as follows:
1. By any person properly licensed, for lawful use in or out of the county orcity where taken to another county or city in the Commonwealth or to anotherstate during the open season in the county or city where taken.
2. By any properly licensed person via freight, express, parcel post orairplane mail, as a gift and not for market or sale, and so stating on theshipping tag. The wild bird, wild animal or fish may be transported in or outof the county or city where taken to another county or city in thisCommonwealth, or to another state, during the open season in the county orcity where taken. Any package in which birds, animals or fish are transportedshall have the name and address of the shipper and consignee and a statementof the numbers and kinds of birds, animals or fish being transported clearlyand conspicuously marked on the outside of the container.
Any such birds, animals or fish in transit during the open season maycontinue in transit, not to exceed five days, in order to reach theirdestination.
For the purposes of this section the terms "wild birds," "wild animals"and "fish" shall mean all or any part of the carcasses of any such birds,animals or fish.
(Code 1950, § 29-156; 1987, c. 488.)