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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 252 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1370501,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345321,"identifier":"10.1-1006","token":"10.1\/I\/10\/10.1-1006","url":"\/10.1-1006\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1006\/","token":"10.1\/I\/10\/10.1-1006","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disturbance of naturally occurring organisms; scientific collecting permits; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1006","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful to remove, kill, harm, or otherwise disturb any naturally occurring organisms within any <span class=\"dictionary\">cave<\/span>, except for safety or health reasons; however, scientific collecting permits may be obtained from the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1287434\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1006\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any violation of this section shall be punished as a Class 3 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1287435\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1006\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISTURBANCE OF NATURALLY OCCURRING ORGANISMS; SCIENTIFIC COLLECTING PERMITS;\nPENALTIES (\u00a7 10.1-1006)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful to remove, kill, harm, or otherwise disturb any\nnaturally occurring organisms within any cave, except for safety or health\nreasons; however, scientific collecting permits may be obtained from the\nDepartment.\n\nB. Any violation of this section shall be punished as a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 252, \u00a7 10-150.15; 1988, c. 891.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}