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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 230 - GAME: SQUIRREL › Part III - Bag Limit › Section 4VAC15-230-90 - Generally

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The combined bag limit for all squirrels shall be six a day
					 in the aggregate.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 240 - GAME: TURKEY › Section 4VAC15-240-10 - Open season; generally

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, it
				  shall be lawful to hunt turkeys 14 days immediately before the Saturday prior
				  to the first Monday in November; on Thanksgiving Day and the day before; on the
				  Monday nearest December 2 through the last Saturday in December, both dates
				  inclusive; and on the second Saturday in January and for 14 days
				  following.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103
					 and
					 29.1-501
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 240 - GAME: TURKEY › Section 4VAC15-240-11 - Repealed

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 240 - GAME: TURKEY › Section 4VAC15-240-20 - Open season; certain counties and areas; two-week season

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be lawful to hunt turkeys 14 days immediately before
				  the Saturday prior to the first Monday in November and on Thanksgiving Day in
				  the Counties of Albemarle, Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Greene, Highland, Madison,
				  Page, and Rockingham.
Statutory Authority: 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 240 - GAME: TURKEY › Section 4VAC15-240-31 - Open season; certain counties and areas; four-week season

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be lawful to hunt turkeys 14 days immediately before
				  the Saturday prior to the first Monday in November, on Thanksgiving Day and the
				  day before, and on the Monday closest to December 2 and for 12 days following
				  in the Counties of Accomack, Amelia, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle
				  of Wight, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northampton, Powhatan,
				  Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, and York (except on Camp Peary) and
				  the City of Suffolk.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 240 - GAME: TURKEY › Section 4VAC15-240-32 - Open season; certain counties and areas; six week season

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be lawful to hunt turkeys 14 days immediately before
				  the Saturday prior to the first Monday in November; on Thanksgiving Day and the
				  day before; on the Monday nearest December 2 and for 12 days following, both
				  dates inclusive; and on the second Saturday in January and for 14 days
				  following in the Counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buchanan,
				  Buckingham, Campbell, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Floyd,
				  Fluvanna, Frederick, Goochland, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, Louisa,
				  Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Orange, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward,
				  Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Tazewell, and Warren.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 240 - GAME: TURKEY › Section 4VAC15-240-40 - Open season; spring season for bearded turkeys

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Except as otherwise provided in this
				section, it shall be lawful to hunt bearded turkeys from the second Saturday in
				April and for 35 days following, both dates inclusive, from 1/2 hour before
				sunrise to 12:00 noon prevailing time during the first 16 days and from 1/2
				hour before sunrise to sunset during the last 20 days of the spring
				season.
B. Turkey hunters 15 years
				of age and younger and holders of an apprentice hunting license may hunt on the
				first Saturday in April and the following calendar day from 1/2 hour before
				sunrise to sunset, when in compliance with applicable license requirements and
				when accompanied and directly supervised by an adult who has a valid Virginia
				hunting license on his person or an adult who is exempt from purchasing a
				hunting license. Adult hunters accompanying youth hunters or apprentice license
				holders on these days may assist with calling but they shall not carry or
				discharge weapons. Youth and apprentice turkey hunters are limited on this
				weekend to one turkey per hunter.
C. Upon receipt of an application from an
				officer or other designated official representative of any nonprofit
				organization that has support for sportsmen with impaired mobility as one of
				its mission statements, the director may issue a permit to an officer or
				representative of the organization that allows sportsmen with impaired mobility
				to hunt bearded wild turkeys from 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset from the
				10th through 16th days of the spring season. Such authorization shall be valid
				only when hunting during an authorized event. All participants shall be in
				compliance with all requirements of law and regulation that apply during the
				spring season, and bearded turkeys killed during these events shall count
				toward daily and annual bag limits.
D. Bearded turkeys may be hunted by
				calling.
E. It shall be unlawful to
				use dogs or organized drives for the purpose of hunting.
F. It shall be unlawful to use or have in
				possession any shot larger than number 2 fine shot when hunting turkeys with a
				shotgun.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 240 - GAME: TURKEY › Section 4VAC15-240-50 - Continuous closed season in certain counties, cities and areas

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
There shall be continuous closed turkey season, except where
				  a special spring season for bearded turkeys is provided for in
				  4VAC15-240-40, in Arlington County;
				  and in the Cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia
				  Beach.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103 and
					 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 240 - GAME: TURKEY › Section 4VAC15-240-51 - Youth and apprentice hunter fall turkey hunting weekend

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
In counties, cities, and areas with a fall turkey season,
				  hunters 15 years of age and younger and holders of an apprentice hunting
				  license may hunt turkey on the second Saturday in October and the following
				  calendar day when in compliance with applicable license requirements and when
				  accompanied and directly supervised by an adult who has a valid Virginia
				  hunting license on his person or is exempt from purchasing a hunting license.
				  Adult hunters accompanying youth hunters or apprentice license holders on these
				  days may assist with calling turkey but they shall not carry or discharge
				  weapons. Youth and apprentice turkey hunters are limited on this weekend to one
				  turkey per hunter.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 240 - GAME: TURKEY › Section 4VAC15-240-60 - Archery hunting

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Season. It
				shall be lawful to hunt turkey with archery equipment or a slingbow in those
				counties and areas open to fall turkey hunting from the first Saturday in
				October through the Friday prior to the third Monday in November, both dates
				inclusive.
B. Bag limit. The daily
				and seasonal bag limit for hunting turkey with archery equipment or a slingbow
				shall be the same as permitted during the general turkey season in those
				counties and areas open to fall turkey hunting, and any turkey taken shall
				apply toward the total season bag limit.
C. Carrying firearms prohibited. It shall be
				unlawful to carry firearms while hunting with archery equipment or a slingbow
				during the special archery season.
D. Use of dogs prohibited during archery
				season. It shall be unlawful to use dogs when hunting with archery equipment
				from the first Saturday in October through the Saturday prior to the second
				Monday in November, both dates inclusive.
Statutory Authority: 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 240 - GAME: TURKEY › Section 4VAC15-240-70 - Bag limit

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The bag limit for hunting turkeys shall be one a day , three
				  a license year, no more than two of which may be taken in the
				  fall.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103 and
					 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 240 - GAME: TURKEY › Section 4VAC15-240-81

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Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 240 - GAME: TURKEY › Section 4VAC15-240-91

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Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 250 - GAME: FALCONRY › Section 4VAC15-250-10 - Falconry; adoption of federal standards, regulations, and definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
As used in this chapter:
"Raptor" means any bird of the order Falconiformes or the
				  order Strigiformes, including hybrids thereof.
The board hereby adopts the federal definitions, regulations,
				  and standards pertaining to falconry as contained in
				  50 CFR
				  21.3 (definitions; effective July 8, 1983,
				  and as amended June 17, 1999; August 10, 2006; February 28, 2007; August 20,
				  2007; October 8, 2008; and January 7, 2010) and
				  50 CFR
				  21.29 (falconry standards and falconry
				  permitting; effective October 8, 2008, and as amended December 8, 2009; January
				  7, 2010; and January 21, 2010). Pursuant to § 29.1-103.12 of the Code of
				  Virginia, the director of the department is hereby delegated authority to
				  propose adoption of modifications and amendments to these federal definitions,
				  regulations, and standards in accordance with the procedures of §§
				  29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 250 - GAME: FALCONRY › Section 4VAC15-250-20 - Permit conditions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. An
				applicant for a permit to practice falconry pursuant to § 29.1-419 of the
				Code of Virginia shall submit to the department a completed application form,
				provided by the department and approved by the United States Fish and Wildlife
				Service, including all required information indicated on such form.
B. A permit shall not be issued before
				applicant has answered correctly at least 80% of the questions on a supervised
				examination provided by the department and approved by the United States Fish
				and Wildlife Service.
C. A permit
				shall not be issued or renewed unless applicant has adequate facilities and
				equipment, which shall have been inspected and certified by a representative of
				the department as meeting federal standards set forth in
				50 CFR
				21.29.
D. A person who is a nonresident of the
				Commonwealth may engage in falconry in Virginia provided he possesses a valid
				Virginia nonresident hunting license and satisfactory evidence that such person
				legally possesses the raptor and a valid falconry permit issued by his state,
				tribe, or territory of residence. Such practitioners must nonetheless comply
				with all applicable hunting and falconry regulations and conditions of
				Virginia's Falconry Permit.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 250 - GAME: FALCONRY › Section 4VAC15-250-60 - Taking of raptors by nonresidents

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A permit may be issued to a nonresident general or master
				  falconer for the purpose of taking a raptor in Virginia, provided that his
				  resident state, tribe, or territory issues nonresident falconry permits or
				  licenses, or otherwise provides for the taking of raptors by nonresidents. A
				  nonresident applicant shall submit a copy of his valid falconry permit and a
				  copy of his valid import permit from his resident state, tribe, or
				  territory.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 250 - GAME: FALCONRY › Section 4VAC15-250-80 - Season for hunting with raptors

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be lawful to hunt nonmigratory game birds and game
				  animals with raptors from October 1 through March 31, both dates
				  inclusive.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 250 - GAME: FALCONRY › Section 4VAC15-250-90 - Sunday hunting

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be lawful to hunt nonmigratory game birds and game
				  animals with raptors on Sunday.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-10 - "Floating blind" and "stationary blind" defined

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
"Floating blind" means a floating device, whether in motion
				  or anchored, that can be occupied by and conceal one or more hunters, uses a
				  means of concealment other than the device's paint or coloration, and is used
				  in the public waters for the purpose of hunting and shooting waterfowl.
"Stationary blind" means a structure erected at a fixed
				  location either on the shores of the public waters or in the public waters for
				  the purpose of hunting and shooting waterfowl. A stationary blind shall be (i)
				  of such size and strength that it can be occupied by and conceal one or more
				  hunters or (ii) large enough to accommodate and conceal a boat or skiff from
				  which one or more hunters intend to hunt or shoot waterfowl.
All such devices and structures shall come within the
				  provisions of the laws for hunting waterfowl, which require that blinds be
				  licensed.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-20 - Determining depth of water for purpose of licensing blinds to persons other than riparian owners

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
In determining whether or not stationary blinds shall be
				  licensed to persons other than riparian owners pursuant to § 29.1-345 of
				  the Code of Virginia, the department shall presume that the correct depth of
				  water at mean high tide at a given location as required by said statute is that
				  obtained by using the most recent "Tide Tables" and adjustments thereto
				  published by the National Ocean Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
				  Administration of the United States Department of Commerce. Any person
				  requesting the department to use an alternative method of calculating such
				  depth, at a given location, shall bear the burden and expense of establishing
				  to the satisfaction of the department, that such depth is in fact other than
				  that obtained as described therein.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-30 - Violation of federal law or regulation pertaining to migratory game birds

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A violation of federal statute or a regulation based
				  thereunder as relates to the taking, capturing, killing or attempting to take,
				  capture or kill any migratory game bird shall constitute a violation of this
				  section.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-35 - Distance from a licensed stationary blind and off-shore blind stake

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No person shall hunt migratory waterfowl in the public waters
				  of this Commonwealth within 500 yards of any legally licensed erected
				  stationary blind or legally licensed offshore blind stake site of another
				  without possessing the written consent of the licensee that is immediately
				  available upon request by any law-enforcement officer, except when in active
				  pursuit of a visible crippled waterfowl that was legally shot by the
				  person.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-351, and
					 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-40

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-351, and
					 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-50 - Blinds in the City of Virginia Beach

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
In the City of Virginia Beach, except for blinds and
				  floating blind sites which may be erected by the department, no new blinds
				  shall be erected and no licenses shall be issued for the erection of new shore
				  or stationary water blinds upon the shores or in the public waters, nor may
				  floating or mat blinds anchor within 500 yards of the shores of lands or blinds
				  owned or controlled by the department except floating blinds may be stationed
				  at sites designated by the department. Blinds and floating blind sites erected
				  by the department shall not be licensed, but there shall be a metal plate
				  affixed to such blinds for identification purposes.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-60 - Blinds adjacent to Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No license shall be issued for stationary waterfowl blinds on
				  Morris Creek and the Chickahominy River in Charles City County adjacent to the
				  Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-70 - Blinds on Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management Area

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No stationary waterfowl blinds shall be licensed, and no
				  stationary or floating blind license shall be required for hunting waterfowl on
				  the Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management Area, or in, or on, the public waters
				  of the Chickahominy River, north of the New Kent-Charles City County line
				  adjacent thereto; provided, however, that this section shall not abridge the
				  privileges prescribed for landowners, and their lessees and permittees, in
				  §§ 29.1-344 and 29.1-347 of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-75 - Blinds adjacent to the Ware Creek Wildlife Management Area

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Except for blinds built or maintained by the department, no
				  stationary waterfowl blinds shall be licensed on the public waters of Philbates
				  and Ware Creeks, or on the York River within 1000 yards of the Ware Creek
				  Wildlife Management Area. Waterfowl hunting within 500 yards of the wildlife
				  management area property will be permitted only at locations and during times
				  designated by the department. However, this section shall not abridge the
				  privileges prescribed for landowners and their lessees and permittees in
				  §§ 29.1-344 and 29.1-347 of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-80 - Blinds adjacent to Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No license shall be issued for stationary waterfowl blinds in
				  the adjacent waters to mid-channel of Kings Creek and Ragged Island Creek or in
				  the adjacent waters of the James River and Batten Bay within 1000 yards of the
				  Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area in Isle of Wight
				  County.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-85

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-86

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-90 - Blinds and hunting prohibited in sections of Accomack County

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The waters
				adjacent to the Free School and Michael marshes in the vicinity of the Town of
				Saxis in Accomack County shall be closed to stationary blinds as defined by
				4VAC15-260-10, starting from a
				stake on the north shore of Back Creek S 230° 37' E for a distance of 7560'
				more or less to a point 1500' more or less west of South Point, then S 58°
				00° E for a distance of 9380' more or less to the center of the mouth of
				Cattail Creek. The waters of Messongo Creek shall be closed to stationary
				blinds from the above-described line to Mill Creek. The waters of Cattail Creek
				shall be closed to stationary blinds from its mouth following the center of the
				creek to the southeast corner stake of Michael Marsh.
B. In the section known as Michael Marsh,
				waterfowl hunting is prohibited in all marsh above mean high tide and in the
				creeks running into the marsh.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-100 - Disturbing waterfowl on New River within boundaries of Radford Army Ammunition Plant

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful to take, attempt to take or pursue
				  waterfowl on that portion of the New River that lies entirely within the
				  boundaries of Radford Army Ammunition Plant located in the counties of
				  Montgomery and Pulaski.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-110 - Disturbing, taking, etc., waterfowl within Mason Neck State Park

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful to take, attempt to take, pursue or
				  disturb waterfowl on those waters within the boundaries of Mason Neck State
				  Park located in Fairfax County, known as Kane Creek Water Fowl
				  Refuge.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-115 - Disturbing waterfowl on Kittewan Creek refuge in Charles City County

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful to hunt on Kittewan Creek Refuge in
				  Charles City County west (upstream) of the posted refuge boundary markers
				  (latitude-longitude coordinates 37.29831 - 77.05134) located approximately one
				  mile upstream from the James River. In addition, camping and other recreational
				  activities that are not consistent with the property's function as a refuge for
				  waterfowl are not permitted.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-351, and
					 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-116 - Blinds adjacent to Werowocomoco National Park and York River State Park

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No licenses shall be issued for stationary waterfowl blinds
				  in front of Werowocomoco National Park in Purtan Bay and on the York River
				  between Purtan Island and Barren Point in Gloucester County, and in front of
				  York River State Park between Taskinas Creek and the eastern boundary of York
				  River State Park in James City County. These prohibitions shall not alter the
				  privileges prescribed in §§
									29.1-344 and
				  29.1-347 of the Code of Virginia
				  for riparian owners and their lessees and permittees.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103 and
					 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-120 - Special sea duck area

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The special sea duck area shall be designated and delineated
				  as follows:
The ocean waters of Virginia, the tidal waters of
				  Northampton and Accomack Counties up to the first highway bridge, and the
				  Chesapeake Bay and each of its tributaries up to the first highway bridge. Back
				  Bay and its tributaries are not included in the special sea duck hunting
				  area.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-130 - Bonus scaup area

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Whenever federal migratory waterfowl regulations permit a
				  special season for taking scaup ducks outside the regular duck hunting season,
				  or permit an extra bag limit on scaup ducks during the regular duck hunting
				  season, within an area designated under regulations adopted by the board, the
				  area to which such special season or extra bag limit shall apply shall be
				  designated and delineated as follows:
The tidal waters of Accomack and Northampton counties; the
				  waters of Virginia Beach seaward of, but not including, Back Bay and all of its
				  tributaries, and seaward of Route 60; Virginia waters bordering on and
				  tributary to the Potomac River below the mouth of Chopawamsic Creek at Quantico
				  Marine Reservation, but in no case above any highway bridge across such
				  tributaries; and the waters of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries upstream to
				  Routes 644 and 200 in Northumberland County, Route 360 on the Rappahannock
				  River, Route 3 on the Piankatank River, Route 33 of the York River, a line
				  between Jamestown ferry dock and Scotland ferry dock on the James River, Route
				  17 on Chuckatuck Creek and the Nansemond River, Routes 17 and 58 on the
				  Elizabeth River, and Route 337 on the Lafayette River.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-140 - Nontoxic shot requirement for hunting of certain migratory game birds

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It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take ducks, geese,
				  brant, swans, coots, mergansers, rails, snipe, gallinules or moorhens while
				  possessing shotshells loaded with shot other than steel, bismuth-tin,
				  tungsten-iron or other nontoxic shot approved for such use by the director of
				  the department, if such shot is permissible under federal migratory waterfowl
				  regulations.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-150 - Great Hunting Creek and Dyke Marsh; no hunting area established

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The waters of the Great Hunting Creek embayment within the
				  City of Alexandria, and the waters of the Potomac River in Fairfax County north
				  of Dyke Marsh and south of the City of Alexandria and between the shore and a
				  line 1,000 feet from the Maryland state line, are declared a no hunting area.
				  It shall be unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl within this no-hunting area
				  (although waterfowl that have been wounded elsewhere may be pursued into this
				  area), and no stationary or floating blind shall be located within this
				  no-hunting area.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-160 - Great Hunting Creek and Dyke Marsh; floating blind area

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No license shall be issued for stationary waterfowl blinds on
				  the Potomac River in Fairfax County adjacent to National Park Service lands in
				  the Great Hunting Creek and Dyke Marsh areas. Waterfowl hunting in Commonwealth
				  waters adjacent to the above mentioned lands shall be by licensed floating
				  blind only. Such floating blinds (i) must be attached securely to a post or
				  buoy affixed to the river bottom by the department or anchored at global
				  positioning system (GPS) locations designated by the department and (ii) are
				  limited to one floating blind per post at any time. Hunters in licensed
				  floating blinds may hunt from designated locations during legal shooting hours
				  on Thanksgiving Day and on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the open
				  seasons for hunting waterfowl in Virginia. Blind sites shall be occupied on a
				  daily first-come basis, such sites to be occupied no earlier than 4 a.m. or
				  later than one-half hour after sunset. All such blinds shall be removed each
				  day.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-351, and
					 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-170 - Waterfowl hunting on Dutch Gap Conservation Area in Chesterfield and Henrico counties

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A. As used
				in this section, "affected area" means all of that portion of the James River
				known as the Dutch Gap Cutoff and waters adjacent to and within the Dutch Gap
				Conservation Area and Henricus Park, from the Dutch Gap Boat Landing downstream
				to the northeast tip of Farrar's Island in Henricus Park, including the old
				channel of the James River adjoining the Dutch Gap Conservation Area on
				Farrar's Island.
B. The hunting of
				waterfowl in the affected area is prohibited except as authorized by, and
				subject to the terms and conditions specified in, a department-issued
				permit.
C. No stationary waterfowl
				blinds shall be licensed in the affected area.
D. The prohibitions in subsections B and C of
				this section shall not apply to, and shall not alter in any respect, the
				privileges prescribed in §§ 29.1-344 and 29.1-347 of the Code of
				Virginia for riparian owners, their lessees, and permittees.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 260 - GAME: WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL BLINDS › Section 4VAC15-260-180 - Tundra Swan hunting permit

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Only persons with a valid Tundra Swan hunting permit will be
				  allowed to take Tundra Swans during the prescribed season in Virginia. Tundra
				  Swan hunting permits are nontransferable and are valid for use only by the
				  person to whom issued. Permits must be in the immediate possession of the
				  permit holder while swan hunting. Immediately at the time and place of kill,
				  successful permittees must permanently record the month and day of kill on
				  their permit and attach the permit to the swan as instructed.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 270 - GAME : FIREARMS › Section 4VAC15-270-10 - Size rifles for hunting bear, elk, and deer

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful to use a rifle of a caliber less than 23
				  for the hunting of bear, elk, and deer.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-501,
					 and
					 29.1-502
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 270 - GAME : FIREARMS › Section 4VAC15-270-20 - Rifles prohibited in hunting bear and deer in certain counties and cities

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Except as otherwise provided in
				  4VAC15-270-30 of this chapter or by
				  local ordinance, it shall be unlawful to use a rifle of any caliber for the
				  hunting of bear and deer in the counties of Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, New
				  Kent, Southampton and Sussex and in the City of Chesapeake ; however, nothing
				  in this section shall prohibit the use of muzzleloading guns, as described in
				  4VAC15-90-80 F, for hunting deer
				  during the late special muzzleloading deer season in the City of
				  Chesapeake.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 270 - GAME : FIREARMS › Section 4VAC15-270-30 - Use of rifles for hunting and killing big game in Dismal Swamp

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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.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 270 - GAME : FIREARMS › Section 4VAC15-270-40 - Shooting or carrying rifle or pistol over public inland waters

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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.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 270 - GAME : FIREARMS › Section 4VAC15-270-60 - Use of firearms loaded with slugs and discharge of firearms near boardwalk or nature trail on Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area

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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 Wildlife Resources 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.
Statutory Authority: 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294, and
					 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 270 - GAME : FIREARMS › Section 4VAC15-270-70 - Use of shotguns with rifled barrels

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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.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501, 29.1-502 and 29.1-701 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 270 - GAME : FIREARMS › Section 4VAC15-270-80 - Shotgun shell capacity for nonmigratory game, crows, and migratory game birds

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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.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 270 - GAME : FIREARMS › Section 4VAC15-270-90 - Model ordinances related to hunting with firearms for counties and cities

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Per the provisions of § 29.1-528A of the Code of
				  Virginia, the following model ordinances related to hunting with firearms may
				  be adopted by counties and cities. In accordance with § 29.1-528B of the
				  Code of Virginia, no such ordinance shall be enforceable unless the governing
				  body of the locality notifies the director by registered mail prior to May 1 of
				  the year in which the ordinance is to take effect.
Model Ordinance 1:
It shall be unlawful to hunt with a rifle larger than .22
				  caliber rim fire.
Any person who violates the provisions of this ordinance
				  shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Model Ordinance 2:
It shall be unlawful to hunt with a rifle larger than .22
				  caliber rim fire, except rifles of a larger caliber may be used for hunting
				  groundhogs and coyotes between March 1 - August 31. Any person who violates the
				  provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Model Ordinance 3:
It shall be unlawful to hunt with a rifle larger than .22
				  caliber rim fire, except rifles of a larger caliber may be used to hunt from a
				  stand elevated at least 10 feet from the ground. Any person who violates the
				  provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Model Ordinance 4:
Muzzleloading rifles may only be used to hunt from a stand
				  elevated at least 10 feet from the ground. Any person who violates the
				  provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Model Ordinance 5:
Muzzleloading rifles firing a single projectile may not be
				  used to hunt between April 1 - May 31. Any person who violates the provisions
				  of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Model Ordinance 6:
It shall be unlawful to hunt with shotguns loaded with slugs.
				  Any person who violates the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a
				  Class 3 misdemeanor.
Model Ordinance 7:
It shall be unlawful to engage in hunting with a firearm
				  within the right-of-way of any primary or secondary highway. Any person who
				  violates the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class 3
				  misdemeanor.
Model Ordinance 8:
It shall be unlawful to engage in hunting with a firearm
				  within 100 yards of any primary or secondary highway. Any person who violates
				  the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class 3
				  misdemeanor.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 270 - GAME : FIREARMS › Section 4VAC15-270-95 - Model ordinances related to archery deer hunting

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Pursuant to §
									29.1-528.1A
				  of the Code of Virginia, the following model ordinances related to hunting deer
				  with bow and arrow (including crossbows) may be adopted by those counties and
				  cities where there is an overabundance of the deer population, which is
				  creating conflicts between humans and deer, including safety hazards to
				  motorists. In accordance with §
									29.1-528.1B
				  of the Code of Virginia, no such ordinance shall be enforceable unless the
				  governing body of the locality notifies the director by registered mail prior
				  to May 1 of the year in which the ordinance is to take effect.
Model Ordinance 1: The times at which hunting shall commence
				  and end each day shall be in accordance with the provisions of §
									29.1-520 of the
				  Code of Virginia.
Model Ordinance 2: The number of deer that can be taken shall
				  be in accordance with bag limits established by the Board of Game and Inland
				  Fisheries Wildlife Resources pursuant to §§
									29.1-501
				  and
				  29.1-502
				  of the Code of Virginia.
Model Ordinance 3: No person shall discharge a bow and arrow
				  from, over, or across any street, sidewalk, alley, roadway, or toward any
				  building or dwelling in such a manner that an arrow may strike it. Any person
				  who violates the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class 3
				  misdemeanor.
Model Ordinance 4: It shall be unlawful to discharge a bow
				  and arrow in a manner that can be reasonably expected to result in the impact
				  of the arrow upon the property of another without permission from the owner or
				  tenant of such property. Any person who violates the provisions of this
				  ordinance shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Statutory Authority: 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294, and
					 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 270 - GAME : FIREARMS › Section 4VAC15-270-96 - Pneumatic rifles permitted for hunting deer; prohibited for hunting bear and elk

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
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.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103 and
					 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.