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 4VAC15-260-116).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of
the Code of Virginia.
Effective Date: February 1, 2018.
Agency Contact: Jeff Trollinger, Deputy Director, Bureau
of Wildlife Resources, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park
Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228, telephone (804) 367-1134, or email
jeff.trollinger@dgif.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The amendments prohibit the licensing of nonriparian blinds
in public waters in front of National Park Service land along the north shore
of the York River and York River State Park land along the south shore of the
York River.
4VAC15-260-116. Blinds adjacent to Werowocomoco National
Park and York River State Park.
No licenses shall be issued for stationary waterfowl
blinds in front of Werowocomoco National Park in Purtan Bay and on the York
River between Purtan Island and Barren Point in Gloucester County, and in front
of York River State Park between Taskinas Creek and the eastern boundary of
York River State Park in James City County. These prohibitions shall not alter
the privileges prescribed in §§ 29.1-344 and 29.1-347 of the Code of Virginia
for riparian owners and their lessees and permittees.
VA.R. Doc. No. R17-5074; Filed August 28, 2017, 8:56 a.m.