3.2-1007 - Wild ginseng declared threatened plant species. - Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-1007. Wild ginseng declared threatened plant species.

The indigenous plant, Panax quinquefolius L., of the Araliaceae family,commonly referred to as ginseng, is hereby declared a threatened plantspecies when it occurs in the wild. All persons buying wild ginseng orotherwise accepting this plant or part thereof for resale shall be licensedto do so and shall acquire wild ginseng or parts thereof in accordance withthe provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted hereunder. Thewild ginseng harvest season shall be set by the Board. If any person takeswild ginseng, other than from his own land, on any other date it shall bedeemed a violation of this chapter.

(1979, c. 372, § 3.1-1027; 1983, c. 121; 2008, c. 860.)