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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>357079</law_id><section_number>29.1-578</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>10.1-1188.1</reference></referred_to_by><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="10" identifier="8">Wildlife Corridors</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Human-caused barrier</span>&#x201D; means a road, culvert, fence, wall, commercial or residential development, or other human-made structure that has the potential to affect the natural movement of fish or <span class="dictionary">wildlife</span> across a landscape.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Plan</span>&#x201D; means the <span class="dictionary">Wildlife Corridor</span> Action <span class="dictionary">Plan</span> established pursuant to this article.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Wildlife corridor</span>&#x201D; means an area connecting fragmented wildlife habitats separated by human activities or infrastructure.</p></section></text><history>2020, cc. 323, 672.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
