78477229.1-574Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Game, Inland Fisheries And BoatingWildlife And Fish LawsNonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Species ActProhibitions2003, c. 446; 2005, c. 916.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/29.1-574/29.1-575Permits/29.1-575//29.1-574/29.1/5/7/29.1-574No person shall knowingly import, possess, transport, sell, purchase, give, receive, or introduce into the Commonwealth any member of a species designated as a nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species without a permit from the Director issued pursuant to § 29.1-575.sectionAA1Subsection A shall not apply to any person who (i) lawfully catches a snakehead fish of the family Channidae, (ii) subsequently kills such fish, and (iii) notifies the Department, as soon as practicable, of his actions.sectionBB1