CODE OF VIRGINIA

RIDING ANIMALS ON HIGHWAYS AFTER SUNSET (§ 46.2-800.1)

A. No person riding upon any animal on a highway between sunset and sunrise
shall ride the animal on the roadway unless the rider:

   1.  Wears a hat made of or coated with reflectorized material; or

   2.  Wears upper body clothing made of or coated with reflectorized material
   visible from 360 degrees; or

   3.  Displays at least 100 square inches of solid reflectorized material at
   shoulder level visible from 360 degrees; or

   4.  Carries a light visible in clear weather from a distance of 500 feet.

B. The requirements of subsection A of this section shall only apply to the
riders of the first and last animals in a group riding one behind the other.

C. A violation of this section shall not be construed as negligence per se in
any civil action.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 295, § 46.1-171.01.