For the purposes of this article:
“Conservation plan” means a document developed by the Department and approved by the Director that describes the Department's approach to managing and, if possible, recovering an endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife.
“Endangered species” means any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
“Experimental population” means any population of an endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife, excluding those species appearing on the federal list specified in § 29.1-564, that is
(i) established through deliberate introduction by humans;
(ii) designated by regulation of the Board; and
(iii) explicitly delineated in a conservation plan.
“Fish or wildlife” means any member of the animal kingdom, vertebrate or invertebrate, except for the class Insecta, and includes any part, products, egg, or the dead body or parts thereof.
“Incidental take” means any taking of an endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife, excluding those species appearing on the federal list specified in § 29.1-564, that otherwise would be prohibited by this article or by regulation, if such taking is incidental to but not the purpose of an otherwise lawful activity allowed in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to § 29.1-568.
“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership.
“Threatened species” means any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Citation: VA Code Ann. § 29.1-563.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
“Candidate species” means those species formally recommended by the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation or other reliable data sources in writing to and accepted by the Commissioner for presentation to the Board for listing under this chapter.
“Endangered species” means any species or variety of plant life or insect life determined by the Board to be in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range other than a species determined by the Commissioner not to be in the best interest of the welfare of man.
“Insect” or “insect life” means any species of the class Insecta.
“Plant” or “plant life” means any member of the plant kingdom, including spores, leaves, stems, branches, flowers, seeds, roots, and other parts or products thereof.
“Proposed species” means any candidate species authorized by the Board for consideration for listing as threatened or endangered under the provisions of this chapter. “Species” includes any species or variety of plant life or insects.
“Threatened species” means any species determined by the Board to be likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its native range.
Citation: VA Code Ann. § 3.2-1000.