Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 50 - GAME: BEAR › Section 4VAC15-50-11 - Open season; generally

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A.
				It shall be lawful to hunt bears in the following localities, including the
				cities and towns therein, during the following seasons:
Location
Season
Accomack County
Closed
Albemarle County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Alleghany County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Amelia County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Amherst County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Appomattox County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Arlington County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Augusta County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Bath County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Bedford County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Bland County
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Botetourt County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Brunswick County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Buchanan County
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Buckingham County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Campbell County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Caroline County
Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Carroll County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Charles City County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Charlotte County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Chesapeake (City of)
October 1 through the first Saturday in January, both
							 dates inclusive.
Chesterfield County
Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Clarke County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Craig County
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Culpeper County
Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Cumberland County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Dickenson County
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Dinwiddie County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Essex County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Fairfax County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Fauquier County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Floyd County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Fluvanna County
Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Franklin County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Frederick County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Giles County
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Gloucester County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Goochland County
Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Grayson County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Greene County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Greensville County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Halifax County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Hanover County
Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Henrico County
Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Henry County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Highland County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Isle of Wight County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
James City County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
King and Queen County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
King George County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
King William County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Lancaster County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Lee County
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Loudoun County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Louisa County
Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Lunenburg County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Madison County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Mathews County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Mecklenburg County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Middlesex County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Montgomery County(southeast of I-81)
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Montgomery County (northwest of I-81)
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Nelson County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
New Kent County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Northampton County
Closed
Northumberland County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Nottoway County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Orange County
Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Page County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Patrick County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Pittsylvania County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Powhatan County
Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Prince Edward County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Prince George County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Prince William County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Pulaski County (southeast of I-81)
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Pulaski County (northwest of I-81)
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Rappahannock County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Richmond County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Roanoke County
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Rockbridge County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Rockingham County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Russell County
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Scott County
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Shenandoah County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Smyth County (southeast of I-81)
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Smyth County (northwest of I-81)
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Southampton County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Spotsylvania County
Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Stafford County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Suffolk (City of)
October 1 through the first Saturday in January, both
							 dates inclusive.
Surry County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Sussex County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Tazewell County
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Virginia Beach (City of)
October 1 through the first Saturday in January, both
							 dates inclusive.
Warren County
The fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Washington County (southeast of I-81)
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Washington County(northwest of I-81)
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Westmoreland County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Wise County
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Wythe County (southeast of I-81)
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
Wythe County (northwest of I-81)
Monday following the last Saturday in September and
							 for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
							 Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
York County
Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday
							 in January, both dates inclusive.
B.
				Notwithstanding provisions of subsection A of this section, bears may be hunted
				from the first Saturday in October through the first Saturday in January, both
				dates inclusive, within the incorporated limits of any town or city that allows
				bear hunting.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of
					 the Code of Virginia.