Source: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincodeexpand/title4/agency15/chapter270/
Timestamp: 2020-01-27 03:29:17
Document Index: 57648922

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 4', '§ 5', '§ 18', '§ 6', '§ 29', '§ 7', '§ 29']

4VAC15-270-10. Size rifles for hunting bear and deer.
It shall be unlawful to use a rifle of a caliber less than 23 for the hunting or killing of bear and deer.
Derived from VR325-02-25 § 1, eff. October 1, 1987; amended, Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. August 15, 2013.
Derived from VR325-02-25 § 2, eff. October 1, 1987; amended, Virginia Register Volume 9, Issue 22, eff. August 26, 1993; Volume 17, Issue 19, eff. July 4, 2001; Volume 25, Issue 25, eff. August 1, 2009.
4VAC15-270-30. Use of rifles for hunting and killing big game in Dismal Swamp.
Notwithstanding the provisions of 4VAC15-270-20 of this chapter, it shall be lawful to use rifles for the hunting and killing of big game in that part of Dismal Swamp in the cities of Chesapeake and Suffolk located as much as 100 yards from any railroad or public highway when the rifle is used on a stand elevated not less than 15 feet above the ground.
Derived from VR325-02-25 § 3.
4VAC15-270-40. Shooting or carrying rifle or pistol over public inland waters.
It shall be unlawful to shoot a rifle or pistol at wild birds or animals on or over the public inland waters of this Commonwealth; provided, however that licensed trappers may shoot a .22 caliber rimfire rifle or pistol on or over public inland waters for the purpose of dispatching a trapped animal. It shall be unlawful to carry a loaded rifle or pistol on a boat or other floating device on the public inland waters for the purpose of hunting wild birds and wild animals; provided, however, that unloaded rifles or pistols may be transported by boat from one point to another. Nothing in this regulation applies to department personnel conducting wildlife management activities on the public waters of the Commonwealth.
Derived from VR325-02-25 § 4; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 6, eff. July 1, 2008.
4VAC15-270-50. (Repealed.)
Derived from VR325-02-25 § 5; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 24, eff. July 8, 2008.
4VAC15-270-60. Use of firearms loaded with slugs and discharge of firearms near boardwalk or nature trail on Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area.
A. It shall be unlawful to possess outside of a vehicle, or shoot or hunt with a rifle, muzzleloader, pistol or shotgun loaded with slugs, or to possess shotgun slugs, on Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area in Isle of Wight County. In addition, it shall be unlawful to discharge any firearm within 100 yards of the boardwalk or nature trail on Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area.
B. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the possession, transport and use of loaded firearms by employees of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries while engaged in the performance of their duties, nor shall it prohibit the possession and transport of loaded concealed handguns where the individual possesses a concealed handgun permit as defined in § 18.2-308 of the Code of Virginia.
Derived from VR325-02-25 § 6, eff. July 1, 1985; amended, Virginia Register Volume 15, Issue 19, eff. July 7, 1999.
4VAC15-270-70. Use of shotguns with rifled barrels.
Where the use of shotguns with slugs is permitted, shotguns with barrels that are partially or entirely rifled may be used unless otherwise prohibited by local ordinance.
§§ 29.1-501, 29.1-502 and 29.1-701 of the Code of Virginia.
Derived from VR325-02-25 § 7, eff. July 1, 1989.
4VAC15-270-80. Shotgun shell capacity for nonmigratory game, crows, and migratory game birds.
A. It shall be lawful to hunt nonmigratory game and crows with unplugged shotguns.
B. It shall be unlawful to hunt migratory game birds with a shotgun capable of holding more than three shells in the magazine and chamber combined, unless otherwise authorized by the director and consistent with applicable federal regulations.
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 6, eff. October 26, 2007; amended, Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 25, eff. August 1, 2009.
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2008; amended, Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. August 15, 2013.
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, 29.1-502, and 29.1-528.1 of the Code of Virginia.
4VAC15-270-96. Pneumatic rifles permitted for hunting deer; prohibited for hunting bear and elk.
Pneumatic (air or gas) rifles must be .35 caliber or larger for the hunting or killing of deer. Pneumatic rifles are prohibited for the hunting or killing of bear and elk.
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 23, eff. August 1, 2017.