CODE OF VIRGINIA TRAPPING AND SHOOTING OF FUR-BEARING ANIMALS DURING CLOSED SEASON (§ 29.1-517) A landowner may trap or shoot fur-bearing animals upon his own land during closed season when these animals are causing damage to crops or property, or are posing a threat to human health or safety, or are otherwise causing a nuisance. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 29-139; 1964, c. 207; 1987, c. 488; 2004, c. 421; 2007, c. 87; 2013, c. 349.