Conservation Police Officers

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This is Chapter 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Conservation Police Officers.” It is part of Title 29.1 “Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating”.

It’s comprised of the following 18 sections.

§ 29.1-200	Appointment of conservation police officers
§ 29.1-201	Bond
§ 29.1-202	Ex officio conservation police officers
§ 29.1-203	Jurisdiction; power to serve process
§ 29.1-204	Assisting the Director; supervision
§ 29.1-205	Power to make arrests
§ 29.1-206	Reserved
§ 29.1-207	Impeding conservation police officer, etc., in discharge of his duty
§ 29.1-208	Searches and seizures
§ 29.1-209	Inspection of game and fish without arrest
§ 29.1-210	Person arrested may be committed to jail, bailed, recognized or summoned
§ 29.1-211	Reserved
§ 29.1-212	Precaution against fire
§ 29.1-213	Taking samples of water believed to be polluted
§ 29.1-214	Duties of State Water Control Board with respect to water samples
§ 29.1-215	Reserved
§ 29.1-217	Special conservation police officers receiving no compensation from Commonwealth
§ 29.1-218	Defense of conservation police officer prosecuted on criminal charge