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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-260 - Sunday hunting on controlled shooting areas

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A. Except as otherwise provided in the
				sections appearing in this chapter, it shall be lawful to hunt pen-raised game
				birds seven days a week as provided by § 29.1-514 of the Code of Virginia.
				The length of the hunting season on such preserves and the size of the bag
				limit shall be in accordance with rules of the board. For the purpose of this
				chapter, controlled shooting areas shall be defined as licensed shooting
				preserves.
B. It shall be unlawful
				to hunt pen-raised game birds on Sunday on controlled shooting areas in Augusta
				County or in any county or city which prohibits Sunday operation by
				ordinance.
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 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-270 - Sale of unclaimed taxidermy specimens by licensed taxidermists

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Unclaimed mounted native wildlife specimens or their
				  processed hides, when taken in accordance with the provisions of law and
				  regulations, may be sold by a Virginia licensed taxidermist with the exception
				  of migratory waterfowl, migratory birds, and state and federally listed
				  threatened and endangered species.
A mount or processed hide shall be considered unclaimed if it
				  has been left in a taxidermy place of business for more than 30 days beyond the
				  period the mount was to remain on the premises pursuant to a contract. This
				  contract must inform the owner of the possibility of such sale. After the
				  30-day period a notice by registered or certified mail with a return receipt
				  requested must be mailed to the owner of record , instructing the owner to
				  reclaim the mount within 15 days of the notice. This notice shall identify the
				  species and the date it was received, set forth the location of the taxidermist
				  facility where it is held, and inform the owner of his rights to reclaim the
				  mount with 15 days of this notice after payment of the specified costs. This
				  notice shall state that the failure of the owner to reclaim the mount or hide
				  within this 15-day timeframe may result in the sale of the unclaimed mount or
				  hide.
If a mount or hide is not claimed after the return of a
				  signed certified receipt and within the 15-day period, then the taxidermist may
				  sell the mount for an amount not to exceed the remainder of the amount of the
				  original invoice plus reasonable administrative and storage costs. Within seven
				  days of the sale of any unclaimed mount the taxidermist shall notify the
				  department in writing of the name, telephone number, and address of the
				  purchaser, invoice price, species sold, taxidermist, and previous owners' name,
				  telephone number, and address. Upon receipt of such paperwork for a bear mount
				  or hide, a conservation police officer will review the paperwork and will
				  provide the purchaser a form that will remain with the mount.
For the purposes of this section, "mount" means the processed
				  hide, pelt, or skin of an animal affixed to a form for display. A processed
				  hide, pelt, or skin is one that has been tanned, cured, chemically preserved,
				  or converted to any usable form beyond initial cleaning, stretching, and drying
				  by the taxidermist or the taxidermist's agent. Nothing in this section shall
				  permit the sale of skulls, claws, teeth, unprocessed hides, or any other parts
				  of a bear that are not a legitimate part of the mount.
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 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-275 - Sale of furbearer, coyote, and nutria pelts, carcasses, and parts

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It shall be unlawful to buy, sell, barter, traffic or trade
				  in, bargain for, or solicit for purchase raw pelts and unskinned carcasses of
				  fur-bearing animals defined in §
									29.1-100 of the Code
				  of Virginia, coyotes, and nutria without having first obtained a fur dealer
				  permit in accordance with §§
									29.1-400
				  through
				  29.1-407 of
				  the Code of Virginia, except that a permit shall not be required of:
1. Any hunter or trapper, or any person
				lawfully engaged in the business of fur farming, to sell or dispose of legally
				taken or possessed raw pelts and unskinned carcasses of fur-bearing animals,
				coyotes, and nutria at any time.
2.
				Any person to purchase legally taken or possessed raw pelts or unskinned
				carcasses of fur-bearing animals, coyotes, and nutria at any time if the pelts
				are to be tanned or used in taxidermy mounts for personal use and not for
				resale, trade, or other commercial purposes.
3. Any person to buy or sell at any time
				pelts that are not defined as being raw, skinned carcasses, taxidermy mounts,
				or any other parts of legally taken and possessed fur-bearing animals ,
				coyotes, and nutria. Such parts shall include skulls, teeth, claws, bones,
				glands, and secretions. For the purposes of this section, "raw pelt" means any
				pelt with its hair or fur intact that has not been tanned, cured, chemically
				preserved, or converted to any usable form beyond initial cleaning, stretching,
				and drying. Salt-cured and sun-cured pelts shall be considered raw
				pelts.
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 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-276 - Sale of wild turkey and small game animals and parts

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It shall be lawful for any person to purchase or sell skins,
				  pelts, skulls, bones, teeth, claws, feet, spurs, tails, hair, feathers,
				  taxidermy mounts, and other nonmeat parts of legally taken and possessed
				  rabbits, squirrels, bobwhite quail, ruffed grouse, pheasants, and wild
				  turkey.
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 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-280 - Department-owned, controlled, or managed lands; annual permit for hunting on lands managed by the department

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A. The open
				seasons for hunting and trapping, as well as hours, methods of taking, and bag
				limits for department-owned or department-controlled lands, or lands managed by
				the department under cooperative agreement, shall conform to the regulations of
				the board unless excepted by posted rules established by the director or his
				designee. Such posted rules shall be displayed at each recognized entrance to
				the land where the posted rules are in effect.
B. Department-owned lands shall be open to
				the public for wildlife observation and for hunting, fishing, trapping, and
				boating (as prescribed by
				4VAC15-320-100 ) under the
				regulations of the board. Other activities deemed appropriate by the director
				or his designee may be allowed by posted rules, by written authorization from
				the director or his designee, or by special permit.
C. No person shall hunt on lands managed by
				the department through a lease agreement or other similar memorandum of
				agreement where the department issues an annual hunting permit without having
				purchased a valid annual hunting permit. The annual hunting permit shall be in
				addition to the required licenses to hunt, and the cost of such permit shall be
				the same as the cost of the annual state resident hunting license in §
				29.1-303 of the Code of Virginia.
D. Activities that are not generally or
				specifically authorized in accordance with subsections A through C of this
				section are prohibited and shall constitute a violation of this
				regulation.
Statutory Authority: § 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-281 - Unauthorized feeding of bear, deer, or turkey on national forest lands and department-owned lands

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It shall be unlawful to place or direct the placement of,
				  deposit, distribute, or scatter food or salt capable of attracting or being
				  eaten by bear, deer, or turkey on national forest lands or on department-owned
				  lands without the written authorization of the Director of the Department of
				  Wildlife Resources or his the director's designee. The provisions of this
				  section shall not prohibit the disposal of food in trash receptacles provided
				  by the U.S. Forest Service on national forest lands or by the department on
				  department-owned lands.
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 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-282 - Unauthorized feeding of bear

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It shall be unlawful for any person as defined in §
				  1-230 of the Code of Virginiato place, distribute, or allow the placement of
				  food, minerals, carrion, trash, or similar substances to feed or attract bear.
				  Nor, upon notification by department personnel, shall any person continue to
				  place, distribute, or allow the placement of any food, mineral, carrion, trash,
				  or similar substances for any purpose if the placement of these materials
				  results in the presence of bear. After such notification
,
such
				  person shall be in violation of this section if the placing, distribution, or
				  presence of such food, minerals, carrion, trash, or similar substances
				  continues. This section shall not apply to wildlife management activities
				  conducted or authorized by the department.
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 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-283 - Unlawful to chase, hunt or train from a baited site

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Except as prescribed in subdivision 4 of § 29.1-521 of
				  the Code of Virginia, it shall be unlawful to chase with dogs or hunt with dogs
				  or to attempt to chase or hunt with dogs any wild animal from a baited site or
				  to train dogs on any wild animal from a baited site. Furthermore, it shall be
				  unlawful to place, distribute or maintain bait or salt for any wild animal for
				  the purpose of chasing with dogs, hunting with dogs or the training of dogs. As
				  used in this regulation, bait shall mean any food, grain, or other consumable
				  substance that could serve as a lure or attractant; however, crops grown for
				  normal or accepted agriculture or wildlife management purposes shall not be
				  considered as bait. A baited site will be considered to be baited for 30 days
				  following the complete removal of all such bait or salt.
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 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-284 - Intentionally crippling or harming game animals prohibited; dislodging an animal from a tree prohibited; and use of radio tracking equipment to aid in the chase, harvest, or capture of wildlife prohibited

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A. No person shall intentionally cripple or
				otherwise harm any game animal for the intent of continuing a hunt or chase, or
				for the purpose of training dogs. Upon treeing, baying, or otherwise containing
				an animal in a manner that offers the animal no avenue of escape, the person or
				the hunting party shall either (i) harvest the animal if within a legal take
				season and by using lawful methods of take or (ii) terminate the chase by
				retrieving the dogs and allowing the animal freedom to escape for the remainder
				of the same calendar day.
B. It
				shall be unlawful to dislodge an animal from a tree for the intent of
				continuing a hunt or chase, or for the purpose of training dogs.
C. It shall be unlawful to use radio tracking
				equipment, except on dogs, to aid in the chase, harvest or capture of wildlife.
				No part of this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of radio
				tracking equipment for wildlife management activities conducted or authorized
				by the department or for the location or recovery of dogs.
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 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-285 - Unauthorized feeding of cervids

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A.
				It shall be unlawful for any person to place or distribute food, salt,
				minerals, or similar substances to feed or attract cervids (i) at any time in
				the Counties (including the cities and towns within) of Buchanan, Dickenson,
				Wise, and in any county (including the cities and towns within) designated by
				the department within 25 miles of a confirmed detection of Chronic Wasting
				Disease; (ii) during any deer or elk season within any county, city, or town
				that allows deer or elk hunting; and (iii) from September 1 through the first
				Saturday in January, both dates inclusive, elsewhere in the
				Commonwealth.
B. Any food, salt,
				minerals, or similar substances placed or distributed to feed or attract
				cervids prior to September 1 must be completely removed by September 1, and any
				area where food, salt, minerals, or similar substances were placed or
				distributed to feed or attract cervids shall be considered to be baited for 10
				days following the complete removal of the items listed in this
				subsection.
C. Upon written
				notification by department personnel, no person shall continue to place or
				distribute any food, salt, mineral, or similar substances for any purpose if
				the placement of these materials results in the attraction of or feeding of
				cervids. After such notification, such person shall be in violation of this
				section if the placing, distribution, or presence of such food, salt, minerals,
				or similar substances continues.
D.
				No part of this regulation shall be construed to restrict bona fide agronomic
				plantings (including wildlife food plots), bona fide distribution of food to
				livestock, or wildlife management activities conducted or authorized by the
				department.
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 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-286 - Unauthorized feeding of wildlife

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It shall be unlawful for any person as defined in §
				  1-230 of the Code of Virginia to place, distribute, or allow the placement of
				  food, minerals, carrion, trash, or similar substances when it attracts any
				  species of wildlife in such numbers or circumstances to cause property damage,
				  endanger any person or wildlife, or create a public health concern. Upon
				  notification by department personnel, any such person shall be in violation of
				  this section if the placing, distribution, or presence of such food, minerals,
				  carrion, trash, or similar substances continues. This section shall not be
				  construed to restrict bona fide agronomic plantings (including wildlife food
				  plots), bona fide distribution of food to livestock, or wildlife management
				  activities conducted or authorized by the department or U.S. government
				  agencies with wildlife management responsibilities.
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 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-287 - Model ordinances related to feeding of deer in cities and towns

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Per the provisions of §
									29.1-527.2
				  of the Code of Virginia, the following model ordinance related to the feeding
				  of deer may be adopted by a city or town. Any city or town must notify the
				  director of the Department of Wildlife Resources of the adoption of such an
				  ordinance by registered mail. Model ordinance:
A. Pursuant to §
									29.1-527.2
				of the Code of Virginia, it shall be unlawful for any person to place,
				distribute, or allow the placement of food, salt, minerals, or similar
				substances to feed or attract deer at any time.
B. No person shall continue to place,
				distribute, or allow the placement of food, salt, minerals, or similar
				substances for any purpose if the placement of these materials results in the
				presence of deer.
C. No part of
				this ordinance shall be construed to restrict agricultural, commercial,
				noncommercial, or residential plantings (including wildlife food plots); bona
				fide distribution of food to livestock; or wildlife management activities
				conducted or authorized by the Department of Wildlife Resources.
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 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-290 - Validating tags and reporting bear, deer, elk, turkey, and bobcat

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A. If a hunter
				holds a license or permit to kill a bear, deer, elk, or turkey, the following
				apply:
1. The hunter killing a bear, deer,
				elk, or turkey shall, before removing the carcass from the place of kill,
				validate an appropriate tag on the hunter's special license for hunting bear,
				special license for hunting deer and turkey, special elk hunting license, bonus
				deer permit, or special permit by completely removing the designated notch area
				from the paper tag or by electronically notching a tag and reporting the bear,
				deer, elk, or turkey using the department's mobile harvest reporting
				application. Place of kill shall be defined as the location where the animal or
				bird is first reduced to possession. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				validate (i.e., notch) a paper tag prior to the killing of a bear, deer, elk,
				or turkey. A paper tag that is mistakenly validated (i.e., notched) prior to
				the killing of a bear, deer, elk, or turkey must be immediately voided by the
				licensee or permittee by writing in ink the word "VOID" on the line provided on
				the license or special permit tag. All electronically notched tags are
				permanent and cannot be voided.
2.
				Upon killing a bear, deer, elk, or turkey and validating (i.e., notching) a
				paper license tag, bonus deer permit, or special permit, as provided in
				subsection A of this section, the hunter shall, upon vehicle transport of the
				carcass or at the conclusion of legal hunting hours, whichever occurs first,
				and without unnecessary delay, report the kill through the department's
				electronic harvest reporting system. At such time, the person making the report
				will be given a confirmation number. The successful hunter shall then
				immediately record the confirmation number in ink on the line provided on the
				paper tag that has been validated (i.e., notched) in the field.
3. After the harvest of a bear, deer, elk, or
				turkey is reported, no written documentation is required as long as the hunter
				who killed the animal or bird is in possession of the carcass. If the reported
				carcass is left unattended or transferred to the possession of another
				individual, written documentation that includes the successful hunter's full
				name, the date the animal or bird was killed, and the confirmation number must
				be created and kept in possession with the carcass until the carcass is
				processed. If the carcass is left unattended, this written documentation must
				be securely attached to the carcass.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 40 - GAME: IN GENERAL › Section 4VAC15-40-300

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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 50 - GAME: BEAR › Section 4VAC15-50-10 - Repealed

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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 50 - GAME: BEAR › Section 4VAC15-50-12 - Youth and apprentice hunter bear hunting weekend

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It shall be lawful for hunters 15 years of age and younger
				  and holders of a valid apprentice hunting license, when in compliance with all
				  applicable laws and license requirements, to hunt bears on the second Saturday
				  in October and the following calendar day 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 or apprentice bear hunters on this weekend may not carry or discharge
				  weapons. Bear bag limit, weight limits, and all other take restrictions
				  specifically provided in the sections appearing in this chapter apply to this
				  youth weekend. Bear hunting with dogs is prohibited in the Counties of
				  Accomack, Campbell (west of Norfolk Southern Railroad), Fairfax, Grayson (west
				  of Route 16), Henry, Loudoun, Northampton, Patrick, Pittsylvania (west of
				  Norfolk Southern Railroad), Roanoke (south of Interstate 81), Smyth (south of
				  Interstate 81 and west of Route 16), Washington (south of Interstate 81); in
				  the City of Lynchburg; and on Amelia, Chester F. Phelps, G. Richard Thompson,
				  and Pettigrew Wildlife Management Areas. Tracking dogs as described in §
									29.1-516.1
				  of the Code of Virginia may be used.
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 50 - GAME: BEAR › Section 4VAC15-50-40 - Bag limit

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The bag limit for bear shall be one a license
				  year.
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 50 - GAME: BEAR › Section 4VAC15-50-50 - Minimum weight

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It shall be unlawful to kill a bear of less than 100 pounds
				  live weight or less than 75 pounds dressed weight (entrails and internal organs
				  removed).
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 50 - GAME: BEAR › Section 4VAC15-50-60 - Female bear accompanied by cub

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It shall be unlawful to take or kill a female bear
				  accompanied by a cub.
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 50 - GAME: BEAR › Section 4VAC15-50-70 - Archery hunting

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A. It shall be
				lawful to hunt bear during the special archery season with archery equipment
				from the first Saturday in October through the Friday prior to the third Monday
				in November,both dates inclusive.
B. It shall be unlawful to carry firearms
				while hunting with archery equipment during the special archery seasons, except
				that hunters 15 years of age and under and apprentice hunters may be in
				possession of firearms while hunting on youth and apprentice hunter bear
				hunting weekend as authorized by
				4VAC15-50-12 and except that a
				muzzleloading gun, as defined in
				4VAC15-50-71, may be in the
				possession of a properly licensed muzzleloading gun hunter when and where the
				early special archery bear season overlaps the early special muzzleloading bear
				season.
C. It shall be unlawful to
				use dogs when hunting with archery equipment during the special archery season,
				except that hounds may be used by hunters participating in the youth and
				apprentice hunter bear hunting weekend in areas as defined in
				4VAC15-50-12, and that tracking
				dogs as described in § 29.1-516.1 of the Code of Virginia may be
				used.
Statutory Authority: § 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 50 - GAME: BEAR › Section 4VAC15-50-71 - Muzzleloading gun hunting

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A. It shall
				be lawful to hunt bears during the special muzzleloading season with
				muzzleloading guns from the Saturday prior to the second Monday in November
				through the Friday prior to the third Monday in November, both dates inclusive,
				except in the Cities of Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach.
B. It shall be unlawful to hunt bear with
				dogs during any special season for hunting with muzzleloading guns, except that
				tracking dogs as defined in §
									29.1-516.1
				of the Code of Virginia may be used.
C. Muzzleloading guns, for the purpose of
				this section, include:
1. Single shot
				muzzleloading rifles .40 caliber or larger, firing a single projectile or sabot
				(with a .35 caliber or larger projectile) where the projectile is loaded from
				the muzzle;
2. Muzzleloading
				shotguns (one or more barrels) not larger than 10 gauge where the projectiles
				are loaded from the muzzle;
3.
				Muzzleloading pistols (one or more barrels) .45 caliber or larger, firing a
				single projectile or sabot (with a .35 caliber or larger projectile) per barrel
				where the propellant and projectile are loaded from the muzzle; and
4. Muzzleloading revolvers .45 caliber or
				larger, firing a single projectile or sabot (with a .35 caliber or larger
				projectile) per cylinder where the propellant and projectile are loaded from
				the forward end of the cylinder.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 50 - GAME: BEAR › Section 4VAC15-50-81

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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 50 - GAME: BEAR › Section 4VAC15-50-91

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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 50 - GAME: BEAR › Section 4VAC15-50-100 - Trapping prohibited

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It shall be unlawful to trap bear at any
				  time.
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 50 - GAME: BEAR › Section 4VAC15-50-110 - Use of dogs in hunting bear

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A. It shall be unlawful to use dogs for the
				hunting of bear on the Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for
				15 consecutive days following in the counties west of the Blue Ridge Mountains
				and in the Counties of Amherst (west of Business U.S. 29 from the James River
				to its intersection with U.S. 29 just south of the town of Amherst continuing
				north on U.S. 29 to the Tye River), Bedford, and Nelson (west of Route 151) and
				within the boundaries of the national forests, except that tracking dogs as
				described in §
									29.1-516.1
				of the Code of Virginia may be used.
B. It shall be unlawful to use dogs for the
				hunting of bear on the Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for
				13 consecutive days following in the Counties of Greene and Madison, except
				that tracking dogs as described in §
									29.1-516.1
				of the Code of Virginia may be used.
C. It shall be unlawful to use dogs for the
				hunting of bear during the open season prescribed in
				4VAC15-50-11
				in the Counties of Campbell (west of Norfolk Southern Railroad), Carroll (east
				of the New River), Fairfax, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson (east of the New River),
				Henry, Loudoun, Montgomery (south of Interstate 81), Patrick, Pittsylvania
				(west of Norfolk Southern Railroad), Pulaski (south of Interstate 81), Roanoke
				(south of Interstate 81), and Wythe (southeast of the New River or that part
				bounded by Route 21 on the west, Interstate 81 on the north, the county line on
				the east, the New River on the southeast, and Cripple Creek on the south); in
				the City of Lynchburg; and on Amelia, Chester F. Phelps, G. Richard Thompson,
				and Pettigrew Wildlife Management Areas, except that tracking dogs as described
				in §
									29.1-516.1
				of the Code of Virginia may be used.
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 50 - GAME: BEAR › Section 4VAC15-50-120 - Bear hound training season

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A. It
				shall be lawful to chase black bear with dogs, without capturing or taking,
				from August 1 through the last Saturday in September, both dates inclusive, in
				the Counties of Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland,
				Botetourt, Brunswick, Buchanan, Carroll, Charlotte, Craig, Culpeper, Dickenson,
				Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson (east of Route 16), Greene, Greensville,
				Highland, Lee, Lunenburg, Madison, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Nelson, Page,
				Pulaski, Rappahannock, Roanoke (west of I-81), Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell,
				Scott, Shenandoah, Smyth (except for the part southeast of I-81 and west of
				State Route 16), Tazewell, Warren, Washington (northwest of I-81), Wise, and
				Wythe and in the Cities of Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach.
B. It shall be lawful to chase black bear
				with dogs, without capturing or taking, from the Saturday prior to the third
				Monday in November and for 14 days following, both dates inclusive, in the
				Counties of Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Brunswick, Campbell (east of the
				Norfolk Southern Railroad), Charles City, Charlotte, Cumberland, Dinwiddie,
				Essex, Gloucester, Greensville, Halifax, Isle of Wight, James City, King and
				Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Mathews, Mecklenburg,
				Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Nottoway, Pittsylvania (east of the
				Norfolk Southern Railroad), Prince Edward, Prince George, Richmond,
				Southampton, Surry, Sussex, Westmoreland, and York.
C. It shall be unlawful to have in possession
				a firearm, bow, crossbow, or any weapon capable of taking a black bear while
				participating in the bear hound training season. The meaning of "possession"
				for the purpose of this section shall include having a firearm, bow, crossbow,
				or any weapon capable of taking a black bear in or on one's person, vehicle, or
				conveyance.
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 60 - GAME: BEAVER › Section 4VAC15-60-10 - Hunting or shooting of beaver

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There shall be a continuous closed season for the hunting or
				  shooting of beaver on all public lands and waters of the
				  Commonwealth.
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 60 - GAME: BEAVER › Section 4VAC15-60-20 - Open season for trapping

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It shall be lawful to trap beaver from December 1 through
				  the last day of February, both dates inclusive, except there shall be a
				  continuous open season to trap beaver within the incorporated limits of any
				  city or town in the Commonwealth and in the counties of Arlington,
				  Chesterfield, Fairfax, Henrico, James City, Loudoun, Prince William,
				  Spotsylvania, Stafford, Roanoke and York.
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 70 - GAME: BOBCAT › Section 4VAC15-70-10 - Open season for hunting

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It shall be lawful to hunt bobcat by day and night from
				  November 1 through the last day in February, both dates
				  inclusive.
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 70 - GAME: BOBCAT › Section 4VAC15-70-20 - Open season for trapping

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It shall be lawful to trap bobcat from November 15 through
				  the last day of February, both dates inclusive.
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 70 - GAME: BOBCAT › Section 4VAC15-70-30 - Bag limit

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The bag limit for hunting bobcat shall be two per hunting
				  party, taken between noon of one day and noon the following
				  day.
Statutory Authority: § 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 70 - GAME: BOBCAT › Section 4VAC15-70-40 - Use of dogs in hunting bobcats during deer season in certain counties and national forests

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It shall be unlawful to use dogs for the hunting of bobcats
				  during the open season for hunting deer in the counties of Alleghany, Amherst
				  (west of Business U.S. 29 from the James River to its intersection with U.S. 29
				  just south of the town of Amherst continuing north on U.S. 29 to the Tye
				  River), Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell (west of Norfolk Southern
				  Railroad), Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Nelson (west of Route 151), Page,
				  Pittsylvania (west of Norfolk Southern Railroad), Rockbridge, Rockingham,
				  Shenandoah and Warren, and within the boundaries of the national
				  forests.
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 70 - GAME: BOBCAT › Section 4VAC15-70-50 - Pelts to be sealed before sale, etc

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It shall be unlawful to buy, sell, barter, traffic or trade
				  in, bargain for, solicit for, purchase, or transport out of the Commonwealth,
				  any bobcat pelts until the pelts have been sealed by an agent or other
				  individual designated by the department. This requirement shall not apply to
				  licensed taxidermists who ship bobcat pelts out of state for tanning purposes
				  or to individuals who ship bobcat pelts out of state to be tanned for personal
				  use. All bobcat pelts or unskinned carcasses required to be sealed under the
				  provisions of this section must be sealed not later than April 1 of the license
				  year in which the animal is taken.
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 70 - GAME: BOBCAT › Section 4VAC15-70-60 - Archery hunting with bow and arrow, crossbow, or slingbow

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A. Season. It shall
				be lawful to hunt bobcats with bow and arrow, crossbow, or slingbow from the
				first Saturday in October through October 31, both dates inclusive.
B. Carrying firearms prohibited. It shall be
				unlawful to carry firearms while hunting with bow and arrow, crossbow, or
				slingbow during the special archery seasons.
C. Use of dogs prohibited during the special
				archery season. It shall be unlawful to use dogs when hunting with bow and
				arrow, crossbow, or slingbow during any special archery season.
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 70 - GAME: BOBCAT › Section 4VAC15-70-70

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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 80 - GAME: CROW › Section 4VAC15-80-10 - Open season

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It shall be lawful to hunt crow on Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
				  and Saturday of each week from the third Saturday in August through the third
				  Friday in March, both dates inclusive.
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 90 - GAME: DEER › Section 4VAC15-90-23 - Youth and apprentice hunter deer hunting weekend

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It shall be lawful for deer hunters 15 years of age and
				  under and holders of an apprentice hunting license, when in compliance with all
				  applicable laws and license requirements, to hunt deer on the last Saturday in
				  September and the following calendar day 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. Deer of either-sex may be taken
				  on this youth and apprentice deer hunting weekend. Adult hunters accompanying
				  youth or apprentice deer hunters on this weekend may not carry or discharge
				  weapons. Blaze orange is required for all persons hunting any species or any
				  person accompanying a hunter on this weekend unless otherwise exempted by state
				  law. Deer hunting with dogs is prohibited, except that tracking dogs as
				  described in § 29.1-516.1 of the Code of Virginia may be
				  used.
Statutory Authority: § 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 90 - GAME: DEER › Section 4VAC15-90-70 - Archery hunting

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A. It shall
				be lawful to hunt deer during the early special archery season with archery
				equipment or a slingbow from the first Saturday in October through the Friday
				prior to the third Monday in November, both dates inclusive.
B. In addition to the season provided in
				subsection A of this section, it shall be lawful to hunt deer during the late
				special archery season with archery equipment or a slingbow:
1. From the Sunday following the close of the
				general firearms season on deer through the first Saturday in January, both
				dates inclusive, (i) in all cities, towns, and counties west of the Blue Ridge
				Mountains (except Clarke County and on non-national forest lands in Frederick
				County); (ii) in the Counties (including the cities and towns within) of
				Amherst (west of Business U.S. 29 from the James River to its intersection with
				U.S. 29 just south of the Town of Amherst continuing north on U.S. 29 to the
				Tye River), Bedford, Franklin, Henry, Nelson (west of Route 151), and Patrick;
				(iii) on the Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area; and (iv) on national
				forest lands in Frederick County.
2. From December 1 through the first Saturday
				in January, both dates inclusive, in the Cities of Chesapeake, Suffolk (east of
				the Dismal Swamp Line), and Virginia Beach.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 90 - GAME: DEER › Section 4VAC15-90-80 - Muzzleloading gun hunting

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A. It shall
				be lawful to hunt deer during the early special muzzleloading season with
				muzzleloading guns from the Saturday prior to the first Monday in November
				through the Friday prior to the third Monday in November, both dates inclusive,
				in all cities, towns, and counties where deer hunting with a rifle or
				muzzleloading gun is permitted, except in the Cities of Chesapeake, Suffolk
				(east of the Dismal Swamp Line), and Virginia Beach.
B. It shall be lawful to hunt deer during the
				late special muzzleloading season with muzzleloading guns starting 21
				consecutive days immediately prior to and on the first Saturday in January:
1. In all cities, towns, and counties west of
				the Blue Ridge Mountains (except Clarke County and on non-national forest lands
				in Frederick County);
2. East of
				the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Counties (including the cities and towns
				within) of Amherst (west of Business U.S. 29 from the James River to its
				intersection with U.S. 29 just south of the Town of Amherst continuing north on
				U.S. 29 to the Tye River), Bedford, Franklin, Henry, Nelson (west of Route
				151), and Patrick;
3. On national
				forest lands in Frederick County; and
4. In the Cities of Chesapeake, Suffolk (east
				of the Dismal Swamp Line), and Virginia Beach.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 90 - GAME: DEER › Section 4VAC15-90-85

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The Board of Game and Inland Fisheries did not adopt the
					 proposed amendments to expand the area where elk are protected to all 31
					 counties west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Such protection continues to apply
					 to Buchanan, Dickenson, and Wise counties. Since the proposed amendments were
					 not adopted, this section has no change.
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 90 - GAME: DEER › Section 4VAC15-90-89 - Earn a buck

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A. For the
				purposes of this section, the term "license year" means the period between July
				1 and June 30 of the following year.
B. Within a license year and within in each
				individual county listed in this subsection, a hunter must have taken at least
				one antlerless deer on private lands in that county before taking a second
				antlered deer on private lands in that county. In those counties listed in this
				subsection east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a hunter must have taken at least
				two antlerless deer on private lands in that county before taking a third
				antlered deer on private lands in that county.
The counties subject to the provisions of this subsection are
				  Accomack, Albemarle, Amherst (west of Route 29), Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt,
				  Carroll, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Floyd, Franklin, Frederick, Grayson,
				  Greene, Hanover, Henrico, James City, Madison, Montgomery, Orange, Page, Prince
				  George, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Roanoke, Rockingham (east of Routes 613 and
				  731), Shenandoah, Stafford, Warren, Wythe, and York.
C. Within a license year and within each
				individual county listed in this subsection, a hunter must have taken at least
				one antlerless deer in that county before taking a second antlered deer in that
				county. A hunter must also have taken at least two antlerless deer in that
				county before taking a third antlered deer in that county.
The counties subject to the provisions of this subsection are
				  Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William (except on Department of
				  Defense lands).
D. Within a
				license year and within any city or town, except the cities of Chesapeake,
				Suffolk, and Virginia Beach, a hunter must have taken at least one antlerless
				deer in that city or town before taking a second antlered deer in that city or
				town. In those cities and towns east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a hunter must
				have taken at least two antlerless deer in that city or town before taking a
				third antlered deer in that city or town.
E. The Earn A Buck Program does not apply to
				the Cities of Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach.
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 90 - GAME: DEER › Section 4VAC15-90-90 - Bag limit, bonus deer permits and special antlerless provision for youth hunters

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A. The bag
				limit for deer east of the Blue Ridge Mountains (except on national forest
				lands in Amherst, Bedford, and Nelson Counties) is two per day, six per license
				year, three of which must be antlerless unless otherwise noted in this
				subsection.
1. The daily bag limit for deer
				is unlimited in the Counties, including the cities and towns within, of
				Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William and in all the cities and towns
				that allow deer hunting (except in the Cities of Chesapeake, Suffolk, and
				Virginia Beach).
2. Only one deer
				per day may be taken on national forest, department-owned, and
				department-managed lands.
3. Only
				one elk per day may be taken.