Virginia Department Of Game & Inland Fisheries
Download COMMERCIAL NUISANCE ANIMAL PERMIT, INFORMATION MATERIALS:
(hardcopies and/or electronic copies) from the following sources, or viewed and downloaded free from personal computers or from public library computers with Internet access at the following Internet web addresses:
Vertebrate Pest Control: A Guide for Wildlife Managers in Virginia. 2001. Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication 456-232.
Electronic copy (CD): Unavailable
Downloadable PDF files (by chapter): Unavailable
Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage. 1994. University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension.
Hard copy: Wildlife Damage Handbook, 202 Natural Resources Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0819. Contact: Diana Smith: Telephone 402-472-2188 or by e-mail: djsmith@unlinfo.unl.edu.
Cost: $40.00 + $5.00 shipping and handling (Currently unavailable).
Electronic copy (CD): Wildlife Damage Handbook, 202 Natural Resources Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0819. Contact: Tim McGill: Telephone 402-472-3023, e-mail: tmcgill@unl.edu Cost: $10.00 + $3.00 shipping. (Currently unavailable)
Virginia Guidelines for Rabies Prevention and Control. 2006. Office of Epidemiology. Virginia Dept. of Health.
Hard copy: Unavailable
Electronic copy (CD): Unavailable
All questions contained in the Commercial Nuisance Animal Permit application test were developed from information contained in the above referenced documents. Consequently, all Commercial Nuisance Animal Permit applicants are expected to be familiar with the materials contained in all of the documents in order to successfully pass the permit application testing requirements. Please note that some of the methods described in these publications may not be legal in Virginia or in certain localities. It is the responsibility of the permittee to be familiar with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
The following Department staff member will be administering tests on knowledge of wildlife conflict management. Information on taking a test is available from directly from him. Please DO NOT contact the
Permit Office to receive a copy of the test. Tests may only be requested via phone or e-mail from the individual listed below:
WILDLIFE ORGANIZATION
CONTACT PERSON
E-MAIL
TELEPHONE
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Mike Fies
540-248-9390
The fee is $75 for a three year term.
Wildlife Laws & Regulations
4VAC15-20-160. Nuisance species designated
§ 29.1-100. Definitions (look at “Nuisance species”)
§ 29.1-511. Open season on nuisance species
Title 29.1 - GAME, INLAND FISHERIES AND BOATING. Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws
Agency 15, DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES Chapter 40 Game: in General
Nuisance Wildlife
Nuisance Wildlife Trappers
Commercial Nuisance Animal Permit Information Materials
Application For Commercial Nuisance Animal Permit
Mike Fies
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
540-248-9390
mike.fies@dgif.virginia.gov
4VAC15-40-170. Marking of traps by person setting.
Any person setting or in possession of a steel foothold or body gripping trap or snare shall have it marked by means of a nonferrous metal tag bearing the name and address of the trapper or an identification number issued by the department. This requirement shall not apply to landowners on their own land, nor to a bona fide tenant or lessee within the bounds of land rented or leased by him, nor to anyone transporting any such trap from its place of purchase.
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5) PERMIT AUTHORITY AND DEFINITIONS:
a) Authorization: The permittee is authorized, upon complaint of a landowner, lessee, or property owner or manager, to use the following techniques at any time upon the complainants property to manage all native or naturalized wildlife NOT LISTED IN SECTION FIVE (5) PART (b), that are causing damage to property, causing refuse problems, or posing a risk to human health or safety:
i) capture and remove wildlife from the interior of a building or dwelling for release upon the curtilage of such building or dwelling at the consent of the landowner or tenant (do not release rabies suspect animals, see Section 6 Part C),
ii) capture and temporarily possess injured, sick or orphaned wildlife for transport to an individual or organization possessing a category 2 or 3 wildlife rehabilitation permit issued by the Department,
iii) capture and temporarily possess and transport wildlife for dispatch, when necessary,
iv) capture for immediate dispatch, when necessary, or
v) immediate dispatch, when necessary.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) under state law (Virginia Code § 29.1-545), nutria may not be possessed or released, so only techniques iv and v may be used for this species. Disposal shall be in accordance with the terms of this permit.
(2) under state law (Virginia Code § 29.1-530), squirrels creating a nuisance in areas where firearms cannot be lawfully discharged may be trapped and disposed of, except by sale. This includes release on other property, with permission of the landowner. Squirrels trapped in areas where the use of firearms is legal must only use techniques i through v. Disposal shall be in accordance with the terms of this permit.
b) NON-AUTHORIZATION: THE PERMITTEE IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO CAPTURE, POSSESS, TRANSPORT OR KILL THE FOLLOWING SPECIES:
i) COMPANION ANIMALS (DEFINED IN VIRGINIA CODE §3.2-6500), INCLUDING DOMESTIC DOGS AND CATS (BOTH OWNED AND FERAL)
ii) STATE OR FEDERAL THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTED IN APPENDIX I,
iii) FEDERAL PROTECTED MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES LISTED IN APPENDIX III.
iv) BLACK BEAR,
v) WHITE-TAILED DEER, AND
vi) WILD TURKEY.
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Record keeping: The permittee shall maintain records of all activities relating to wildlife conflict management performed under the authority of the permit, including: the complainant’s name, address and telephone number; the dates, times, and location (county or city, distance and direction from nearest road intersection or other landmark) of service; the species of wildlife and the damage or safety issue of concern; the number and species of animals captured, and the disposition of the animals. Such records shall be retained for three years, and shall be open to inspection by a representative of the Department during normal business hours.
Send records to: Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries, Permits Section, P.O. Box 11104, Richmond, VA 23230-1104
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Summary covers January 1st through December 31st. It is due January 10, annually.