10.1-216 - Natural area registry. - Virginia Statutes

§ 10.1-216. Natural area registry.

A. The Department shall maintain a state registry of voluntarily protectednatural areas to be called the Virginia Registry of Natural Areas.Registration of natural areas shall be accomplished through voluntaryagreement between the owner of the natural area and the Director.State-owned lands may be registered by agreement with the agency to which theland is allocated. Registry agreements may be terminated by either party atany time, and upon such termination the area shall be removed from theregistry.

B. A natural area shall be registered when an agreement to protect and managethe natural area for its specified natural heritage resource has been signedby the owner and the Director. The owner of a registered natural area shallbe given a certificate signifying the inclusion of the area in the registry.

(1989, c. 553.)