TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The
Board of Game and Inland Fisheries is claiming an exemption from the
Administrative Process Act pursuant to § 2.2-4002 A 3 of the Code of
Virginia when promulgating regulations regarding the management of wildlife.
Title of Regulation: 4VAC15-260. Game: Waterfowl and
Waterfowl Blinds (adding 4VAC15-260-75).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502
of the Code of Virginia.
Effective Date: August 31, 2016.
Agency Contact: Phil Smith, Regulatory Coordinator,
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400,
Henrico, VA 23228, telephone (804) 367-8341, or email
phil.smith@dgif.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The amendments (i) prohibit the licensing of nonriparian
stationary waterfowl blinds adjacent to the Ware Creek Wildlife Management Area
and (ii) enable the department to designate the locations where and the times
when waterfowl hunting will be allowed within 500 yards of the wildlife
management area.
4VAC15-260-75. Blinds adjacent to the Ware Creek Wildlife
Management Area.
Except for blinds built or maintained by the department,
no stationary waterfowl blinds shall be licensed on the public waters of
Philbates and Ware Creeks, or on the York River within 1000 yards of the Ware
Creek Wildlife Management Area [ , in New Kent County ].
Waterfowl hunting within 500 yards of the wildlife management area property
will be permitted only at locations and during times designated by the
department. However, this section shall not abridge the privileges prescribed
for landowners and their lessees and permittees in §§ 29.1-344 and 29.1-347 of
the Code of Virginia.
VA.R. Doc. No. R16-4803; Filed August 19, 2016, 1:28 p.m.