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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>345322</law_id><section_number>10.1-1007</section_number><catch_line>Sale of speleothems; penalties</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="38" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="13" identifier="10">Cave Protection Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> to sell or offer for sale any <span class="dictionary">speleothems</span> in this Commonwealth, or to export them for sale outside the Commonwealth. Any violation of this section shall be punished as a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>.</p></section></text><history>1979, c. 252, &#xA7; 10-150.17; 1982, c. 81; 1988, c. 891.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
