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It has been modified 3 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1980, chapter 494; in 1987, chapter 488; in 1993, chapter 623.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":356973,"section_number":"29.1-417","catch_line":"Capturing, holding, propagating, and disposing of wildlife for authorized purposes","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-417\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1419949,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356974,"identifier":"29.1-418","token":"29.1\/4\/3\/29.1-418","url":"\/29.1-418\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-418\/","token":"29.1\/4\/3\/29.1-418","dublin_core":{"Title":"Collecting specimens","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-418","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The fee for a permit to collect specimens of fish, wild birds, wild animals and amphibians, in limited quantity, for scientific or museum purposes shall be established pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Capturing, holding, propagating, and disposing of wildlife for authorized purposes\" href=\"\/29.1-417\/\">29.1-417<\/a>. 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