TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The Board of Wildlife Resources 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: 4VAC15-230. Game: Squirrel (amending 4VAC15-230-60).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Public Hearing Information:
May 25, 2023 - 9 a.m. - Department of Wildlife Resources, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, Virginia 23228.
Public Comment Deadline: May 24, 2023.
Agency Contact: Cale Godfrey, Assistant Director, Wildlife Division, Department of Wildlife Resources, 7870 Villa Park Drive , Henrico, VA 23228, telephone (804) 308-4210, or email cale.godfrey@dwr.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The proposed amendment adds Henry County to the list of counties where fox squirrels may be hunted.
4VAC15-230-60. Fox squirrel. Open season; first Saturday in September through January 31.
It shall be lawful to hunt fox squirrel from the first Saturday in September through January 31, both dates inclusive, in the counties Counties of Albemarle, Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Clarke, Craig, Culpeper, Dickenson, Fauquier, Floyd, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Grayson, Greene, Henry, Highland, Lee, Loudoun, Madison, Montgomery, Orange, Page, Patrick, Prince William, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Scott, Shenandoah, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Warren, Wise, and Wythe.
VA.R. Doc. No. R23-7522; Filed May 04, 2023