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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>357052</law_id><section_number>29.1-553.1</section_number><catch_line>Penalty for wanton waste</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="72" identifier="29.1">Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="8" identifier="5">Wildlife and Fish Laws</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="6" identifier="5">Penalties in General</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person violating a <span class="dictionary">regulation</span> adopted by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> to prohibit wanton waste shall be guilty of a Class 2 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>.</p></section></text><history>2019, c. 150.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
