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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Hunting and Trapping.” It is part of Chapter 5 “Wildlife and Fish Laws”, which is part of Title 29.1 “Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating”.
It’s comprised of the following 37 sections.
§ 29.1-510 Big game; small game
§ 29.1-511 Open season on nuisance species
§ 29.1-512 Closed season on other species
§ 29.1-513 Daily and season bag limits as promulgated by Board regulations
§ 29.1-514 Nonmigratory game birds
§ 29.1-515 Migratory game birds
§ 29.1-516 Game animals
§ 29.1-516.1 Using tracking dogs to retrieve bear, deer, or turkey
§ 29.1-516.2 Hunting with dogs; dogs to wear tags
§ 29.1-517 Trapping and shooting of fur-bearing animals during closed season
§ 29.1-518 When killing of beaver permitted
§ 29.1-519 Guns, pistols, revolvers, etc., which may be used; penalty
§ 29.1-520 Times for hunting
§ 29.1-521 Unlawful to hunt, trap, possess, sell, or transport wild birds and wild animals except as permitted; exception; penalty
§ 29.1-521.1 Willfully impeding hunting or trapping; penalty
§ 29.1-521.2 Violation of § 18.2-286 while hunting; revocation of license and privileges
§ 29.1-521.3 Shooting wild birds and wild animals from stationary vehicles by disabled persons
§ 29.1-522 Unlawful to kill male deer unless antlers visible above hair
§ 29.1-523 Killing deer by use of certain lights; acts raising presumption of attempt to kill
§ 29.1-523.1 Hunting deer with sights after dark; forfeiture of weapon and sighting device
§ 29.1-524 Forfeiture of vehicles and weapons used for killing or attempt to kill
§ 29.1-525 Employment of lights under certain circumstances upon places used by deer
§ 29.1-525.1 Deer enclosures prohibited; exceptions; penalty
§ 29.1-525.2 Fox and coyote enclosures prohibited; penalty
§ 29.1-526 Counties and cities may prohibit hunting or trapping near primary and secondary highways
§ 29.1-527 Counties, cities or towns may prohibit hunting near public schools and county, city, town or regional parks
§ 29.1-527.1 Localities may prohibit feeding of migratory and nonmigratory waterfowl
§ 29.1-527.2 Localities may prohibit feeding of deer
§ 29.1-528 Board to develop model ordinances for hunting with firearms; counties or cities may adopt
§ 29.1-528.1 Board to develop model ordinances for hunting with bow and arrow; counties or cities may adopt
§ 29.1-528.2 Local tree stand ordinance; disabled hunter exempt
§ 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
§ 29.1-530 Open and closed season for trapping, bag limits, etc
§ 29.1-530.1 Solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink clothing required at certain times
§ 29.1-530.2 Unlawfully killing bear; penalty
§ 29.1-530.3 Remote hunting prohibited; penalty
§ 29.1-530.4 Duty of certain entities to report hunting incidents