CODE OF VIRGINIA

KILLING WILD TURKEY DURING CLOSED SEASON (§ 29.1-552)

Any person who kills a wild turkey during the closed season, or who kills a
beardless turkey during an open hunting season prescribed by the Board for
bearded turkeys only, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor for each such
turkey killed. However, if a person kills a beardless turkey when only the
hunting of bearded turkeys is permitted, and immediately delivers the complete
carcass in good condition to a conservation police officer or game checking
station authorized by the Board, it shall be confiscated and disposed of as
otherwise provided, and the person delivering the carcass shall be exempt from
replacement cost provided in § 29.1-551.

HISTORY: 1968, c. 309, § 29-163.2; 1974, c. 60; 1977, c. 377; 1987, c. 488;
1988, c. 19; 2007, c. 87.