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: 4VAC15-190. Game: Quail (amending 4VAC15-190-10).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of
the Code of Virginia.
Public Hearing Information:
May 24, 2017 - 9 a.m. - Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228
Public Comment Deadline: May 10, 2017.
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 proposed amendment closes the quail hunting season on
all public lands west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
4VAC15-190-10. Open season; generally.
A. Except as otherwise specifically provided by
the sections appearing in subsection B of this chapter section,
it shall be lawful to hunt quail from the Saturday prior to the second Monday
in November through January 31, both dates inclusive.
B. It shall be unlawful to hunt quail on all public lands
west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
VA.R. Doc. No. R17-5072; Filed March 22, 2017, 12:37 p.m.