Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 29.1. Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating |
CHAPTER 5. Wildlife and Fish Laws |
ARTICLE 2. Hunting and Trapping |
SECTION 29.1-510. Big game; small game |
SECTION 29.1-511. Open season on nuisance species |
SECTION 29.1-512. Closed season on other species |
SECTION 29.1-513. Daily and season bag limits as promulgated by Board regulations |
SECTION 29.1-514. Nonmigratory game birds |
SECTION 29.1-515. Migratory game birds |
SECTION 29.1-516. Game animals |
SECTION 29.1-516.1. Using tracking dogs to retrieve bear, deer, or turkey |
SECTION 29.1-517. Trapping and shooting of fur-bearing animals during closed season |
SECTION 29.1-518. When killing of beaver permitted |
SECTION 29.1-519. Guns, pistols, revolvers, etc., which may be used; penalty |
SECTION 29.1-520. Times for hunting |
SECTION 29.1-521. Unlawful to hunt, trap, possess, sell, or transport wild birds and wild animals except as permitted; exception; penalty |
SECTION 29.1-521.1. Willfully impeding hunting or trapping; penalty |
SECTION 29.1-521.2. Violation of § 18.2-286 while hunting; revocation of license and privileges |
SECTION 29.1-521.3. Shooting wild birds and wild animals from stationary vehicles by disabled persons |
SECTION 29.1-522. Unlawful to kill male deer unless antlers visible above hair |
SECTION 29.1-523. Killing deer by use of certain lights; acts raising presumption of attempt to kill |
SECTION 29.1-523.1. Hunting deer with sights after dark; forfeiture of weapon and sighting device |
SECTION 29.1-524. Forfeiture of vehicles and weapons used for killing or attempt to kill |
SECTION 29.1-525. Employment of lights under certain circumstances upon places used by deer |
SECTION 29.1-525.1. Deer enclosures prohibited; exceptions; penalty |
SECTION 29.1-525.2. Fox and coyote enclosures prohibited; penalty |
SECTION 29.1-526. Counties and cities may prohibit hunting or trapping near primary and secondary highways |
SECTION 29.1-527. Counties, cities or towns may prohibit hunting near public schools and county, city, town or regional parks |
SECTION 29.1-527.1. Localities may prohibit feeding of migratory and nonmigratory waterfowl |
SECTION 29.1-527.2. Localities may prohibit feeding of deer |
SECTION 29.1-528. Board to develop model ordinances for hunting with firearms; counties or cities may adopt |
SECTION 29.1-528.1. Board to develop model ordinances for hunting with bow and arrow; counties or cities may adopt |
SECTION 29.1-528.2. Local tree stand ordinance; disabled hunter exempt |
SECTION 29.1-529. Killing of deer, elk or bear damaging fruit trees, crops, livestock, or personal property; wildlife creating a hazard to aircraft or motor vehicles |
SECTION 29.1-530. Open and closed season for trapping, bag limits, etc |
SECTION 29.1-530.1. Solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink clothing required at certain times |
SECTION 29.1-530.2. Unlawfully killing bear; penalty |
SECTION 29.1-530.3. Remote hunting prohibited; penalty |
SECTION 29.1-530.4. Duty of certain entities to report hunting incidents |