TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
BOARD OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES
Proposed Regulation
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: 4VAC15-20. Definitions and
Miscellaneous: In General (amending 4VAC15-20-50, 4VAC15-20-65,
4VAC15-20-130; adding 4VAC15-20-240).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of the
Code of Virginia.
Public Hearing Information:
May 30, 2019 - 9 a.m. - Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228
Public Comment Deadline: May 15, 2019.
Agency Contact: Aaron Proctor, Regulations Coordinator,
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400,
Henrico, VA 23228, telephone (804) 367-8341, or email
aaron.proctor@dgif.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The proposed amendments (i) update department headquarters
references, (ii) prohibit use of drones for certain activities, and (iii)
increase license fees.
4VAC15-20-50. Definitions; "wild animal,"
"native animal," "naturalized animal," "nonnative
(exotic) animal," and "domestic animal."
A. In accordance with § 29.1-100 of the Code of Virginia, the
following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section when
used in regulations of the board:
"Native animal" means those species and subspecies
of animals naturally occurring in Virginia, as included in the department's
2018 "List of Native and Naturalized Fauna of Virginia," with copies
available in the Richmond headquarters and regional offices of
the department.
"Naturalized animal" means those species and
subspecies of animals not originally native to Virginia that have established
wild, self-sustaining populations, as included in the department's 2018
"List of Native and Naturalized Fauna of Virginia," with copies
available in the Richmond headquarters and regional offices of
the department.
"Nonnative (exotic) animal" means those species and
subspecies of animals not naturally occurring in Virginia, excluding domestic
and naturalized species.
The following animals are defined as domestic animals:
Domestic dog (Canis familiaris), including wolf hybrids.
Domestic cat (Felis catus), including hybrids with wild
felines.
Domestic horse (Equus caballus), including hybrids with Equus
asinus.
Domestic ass, burro, and donkey (Equus asinus).
Domestic cattle (Bos taurus and Bos indicus).
Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) including hybrids with wild sheep.
Domestic goat (Capra hircus).
Domestic swine (Sus scrofa), including pot-bellied pig and
excluding any swine that are wild or for which no claim of ownership can be
made.
Llama (Lama glama).
Alpaca (Lama pacos).
Camels (Camelus bactrianus and Camelus dromedarius).
Domesticated races of hamsters (Mesocricetus spp.).
Domesticated races of mink (Mustela vison) where adults are
heavier than 1.15 kilograms or their coat color can be distinguished from wild
mink.
Domesticated races of guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus).
Domesticated races of gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus).
Domesticated races of chinchillas (Chinchilla laniger).
Domesticated races of rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus
rattus).
Domesticated races of mice (Mus musculus).
Domesticated breeds of European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association, Inc. and any lineage
resulting from crossbreeding recognized breeds. A list of recognized rabbit
breeds is available on the department's website.
Domesticated races of chickens (Gallus).
Domesticated races of turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo).
Domesticated races of ducks and geese distinguishable
morphologically from wild birds.
Feral pigeons (Columba domestica and Columba livia) and
domesticated races of pigeons.
Domesticated races of guinea fowl (Numida meleagris).
Domesticated races of peafowl (Pavo cristatus).
"Wild animal" means any member of the animal
kingdom, except domestic animals, including without limitation any native,
naturalized, or nonnative (exotic) mammal, fish, bird, amphibian, reptile,
mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, or other invertebrate, and includes any
hybrid of them, except as otherwise specified in regulations of the board, or
part, product, egg, or offspring of them, or the dead body or parts of them.
B. Exception for red foxes and European rabbits. Domesticated
red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) having coat colors distinguishable from wild red
foxes and wild European rabbits possessed in captivity on July 1, 2017, may be
maintained in captivity until the animal dies, but the animal may not be bred
or sold without a permit from the department. Persons possessing domesticated
red foxes or European rabbits without a permit from the department must declare
such possession in writing to the department by January 1, 2018. This written
declaration must include the number of individual animals in possession and
date acquired, sex, estimated age, coloration, and a photograph of each fox or
European rabbit. This written declaration shall (i) serve as a permit for
possession only, (ii) is not transferable, and (iii) must be renewed every five
years.
4VAC15-20-65. Hunting, trapping, and fishing license and permit
fees.
In accordance with the authority of the board under
subdivision 16 of § 29.1-103 of the Code of Virginia, the following fees are
established for hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses and permits:
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Virginia Resident Licenses to Hunt
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Type license
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Fee
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1-year One-year Resident License to Hunt, for
licensees 16 years of age or older
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$22.00
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2-year Two-year Resident License to Hunt, for
licensees 16 years of age or older
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$43.00
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3-year Three-year Resident License to Hunt,
for licensees 16 years of age or older
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$64.00
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4-year Four-year Resident License to Hunt, for
licensees 16 years of age or older
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$85.00
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County or City Resident License to Hunt in County or City of
Residence Only, for licensees 16 years of age or older
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$15.00
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Resident Senior Citizen Annual License to Hunt, for
licensees 65 years of age or older
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$8.00
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Resident Junior License to Hunt, for licensees 12 through 15
years of age, optional for licensees under younger than 12
years of age
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$7.50
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Resident Youth Combination License to Hunt, and to hunt
bear, deer, and turkey, to hunt with archery equipment during archery hunting
season, and to hunt with muzzleloading guns during muzzleloading hunting
season, for licensees under younger than 16 years of age
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$15.00
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Resident Sportsman License to Hunt and Freshwater Fish, and
to hunt bear, deer, and turkey, to hunt with archery equipment during archery
hunting season, to hunt with muzzleloading guns during muzzleloading hunting
season, to fish in designated stocked trout waters (also listed under
Virginia Resident Licenses to Fish)
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$132.00 $109.00
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Resident Hunting License for Partially Disabled Veterans
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$11.00
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Resident Infant Lifetime License to Hunt
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$130.00
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Resident Junior Lifetime License to Hunt, for licensees under
younger than 12 years of age at the time of purchase
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$255.00 $260.00
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Resident Lifetime License to Hunt, for licensees at the time
of purchase:
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through 44 years of age
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$260.00 $265.00
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45 through 50 years of age
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$210.00 $215.00
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51 through 55 years of age
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$160.00 $165.00
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56 through 60 years of age
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$110.00 $115.00
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61 through 64 years of age
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$60.00 $65.00
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65 years of age and over older
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$20.00 $25.00
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Resident Hunting License for Partially Disabled Veterans
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$11.00
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Totally and Permanently Disabled Resident Special Lifetime
License to Hunt
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$15.00
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Service-Connected Totally and Permanently Disabled Veteran
Resident Lifetime License to Hunt or Freshwater Fish (also listed under
Virginia Resident Licenses to Fish)
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no fee
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Virginia Resident Licenses for Additional Hunting Privileges
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Type license or permit
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Fee
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Resident Deer and Turkey Hunting License, for licensees 16
years of age or older
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$22.00
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Resident Junior Deer and Turkey Hunting License, for
licensees under younger than 16 years of age
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$7.50
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Resident Archery License to Hunt with archery equipment
during archery hunting season
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$17.00
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Resident Bear Hunting License
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$20.00
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Resident Muzzleloading License to Hunt during muzzleloading
hunting season
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$17.00
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Resident Bonus Deer Permit
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$17.00
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Resident Fox Hunting License to hunt foxes on horseback with
hounds without firearms (not required of an individual holding a general
License to Hunt)
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$22.00
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Virginia Nonresident Licenses to Hunt
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Type license
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Fee
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Nonresident License to Hunt, for licensees 16 years of age
or older
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$110.00
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Nonresident Three-Day Trip License to Hunt
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$59.00
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Nonresident Youth License to
Hunt, for licensees:
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under younger than 12 years of age
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$12.00
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12 through 15 years of age
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$15.00
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Nonresident Youth Combination License to Hunt, and to hunt
bear, deer, and turkey, to hunt with archery equipment during archery hunting
season, and to hunt with muzzleloading guns during muzzleloading hunting
season, for licensees under younger than 16 years of age
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$30.00
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Nonresident Annual Hunting License for Partially Disabled
Veterans
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$55.00
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Nonresident Annual Hunting License for Totally and
Permanently Disabled Veterans
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$27.50
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Nonresident Infant Lifetime License to Hunt
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$275.00
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Nonresident Lifetime License to Hunt
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$555.00 $580.00
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Virginia Nonresident Licenses for Additional Hunting
Privileges
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Type license or permit
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Fee
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Nonresident Deer and Turkey Hunting License, for licensees:
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16 years of age or older
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$85.00
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12 through 15 years of age
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$15.00
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under younger than 12 years of age
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$12.00
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Nonresident Bear Hunting License
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$150.00
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Nonresident Archery License to Hunt with archery equipment
during archery hunting season
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$30.00
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Nonresident Muzzleloading License to Hunt during
muzzleloading hunting season
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$30.00
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Nonresident Shooting Preserve License to Hunt within the
boundaries of a licensed shooting preserve
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$22.00
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Nonresident Bonus Deer Permit
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$30.00
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Nonresident Fox Hunting License to hunt foxes on horseback
with hounds without firearms (not required of an individual holding a general
License to Hunt)
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$110.00
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Miscellaneous Licenses or Permits to Hunt
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Type license or permit
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Fee
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Waterfowl Hunting Stationary Blind in Public Waters License
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$22.50
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Waterfowl Hunting Floating Blind in Public Waters License
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$40.00
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Foxhound Training Preserve License
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$17.00
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Public Access Lands for Sportsmen Permit to Hunt, Trap, or
Fish on Designated Lands (also listed under Miscellaneous Licenses or Permits
to Fish)
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$17.00 $22.00
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Virginia Resident and Nonresident Licenses to Trap
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Type license
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Fee
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1-year One-year Resident License to Trap, for
licensees 16 years of age or older
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$45.00
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2-year Two-year Resident License to Trap, for
licensees 16 years of age or older
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$89.00
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3-year Three-year Resident License to Trap,
for licensees 16 years of age or older
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$133.00
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4-year Four-year Resident License to Trap, for
licensees 16 years of age or older
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$177.00
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County or City Resident License to Trap in County or City of
Residence Only
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$20.00
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Resident Junior License to Trap, for licensees under younger
than 16 years of age
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$10.00
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Resident Senior Citizen License to Trap, for licensees 65
years of age or older
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$8.00
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Resident Senior Citizen Lifetime License to Trap, for
licensees 65 years of age or older
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$20.00 $25.00
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Totally and Permanently Disabled Resident Special Lifetime
License to Trap
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$15.00
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Service-Connected Totally and Permanently Disabled Veteran
Resident Lifetime License to Trap
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$15.00
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Nonresident License to Trap
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$205.00
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Virginia Resident Licenses to Fish
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Type license
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Fee
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1-year One-year Resident License to Freshwater
Fish
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$22.00
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2-year Two-year Resident License to Freshwater
Fish
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$43.00
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3-year Three-year Resident License to
Freshwater Fish
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$64.00
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4-year Four-year Resident License to
Freshwater Fish
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$85.00
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County or City Resident License to Freshwater Fish in County
or City of Residence Only
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$15.00
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Resident License to Freshwater Fish, for licensees 65 years
of age or older
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$8.00
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Resident License to Fish in Designated Stocked Trout Waters
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$22.00
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Resident License to Freshwater and Saltwater Fish
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$38.50
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Resident License to Freshwater Fish for Five Consecutive
Days
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$13.00
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Resident License to Freshwater and Saltwater Fish for Five
Consecutive Days
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$23.00
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Resident Sportsman License to Hunt and Freshwater Fish, and
to hunt bear, deer, and turkey, to hunt with archery equipment during archery
hunting season, to hunt with muzzleloading guns during muzzleloading hunting
season, to fish in designated stocked trout waters (also listed under
Virginia Resident Licenses to Hunt)
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$132.00 $109.00
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Resident Fishing License for Partially Disabled Veterans
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$11.00
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Resident Infant Lifetime License to Fish
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130.00
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Resident Special Lifetime License to Freshwater Fish, for licensees
at the time of purchase:
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through 44 years of age
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$260.00 $265.00
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45 through 50 years of age
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$210.00 $215.00
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51 through 55 years of age
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$160.00 $165.00
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56 through 60 years of age
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$110.00 $115.00
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61 through 64 years of age
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$60.00 $65.00
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65 years of age and over older
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$20.00 $25.00
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Resident Special Lifetime License to Fish in Designated
Stocked Trout Waters, for licensees at the time of purchase:
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through 44 years of age
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$260.00 $265.00
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45 through 50 years of age
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$210.00 $215.00
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51 through 55 years of age
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$160.00 $165.00
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56 through 60 years of age
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$110.00 $115.00
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61 through 64 years of age
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$60.00 $65.00
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65 years of age and over older
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$20.00 $25.00
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Resident Fishing License for Partially Disabled Veterans
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$11.00
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Totally and Permanently Disabled Resident Special Lifetime
License to Freshwater Fish
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$15.00
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Service-Connected Totally and Permanently Disabled Veteran
Resident Lifetime License to Hunt and Freshwater Fish (also listed under
Virginia Resident Licenses to Hunt)
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no fee
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Virginia Nonresident Licenses to Fish
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Type license
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Fee
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Nonresident License to Freshwater Fish
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$46.00
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Nonresident License to Freshwater Fish in Designated Stocked
Trout Waters
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$46.00
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Nonresident License to Freshwater and Saltwater Fish
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$70.00
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Nonresident Fishing License for Partially Disabled Veterans
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$23.00
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Nonresident Annual Fishing License for Totally and
Permanently Disabled Veterans
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$11.50
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Nonresident License to Freshwater Fish for One Day
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$7.00
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Nonresident License to Freshwater Fish for Five Consecutive
Days
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$20.00
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Nonresident License to Freshwater and Saltwater Fish for
Five Consecutive Days
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$30.00
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Nonresident Infant Lifetime License to Fish
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$275.00
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Nonresident Special Lifetime License to Freshwater Fish
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$555.00 $580.00
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Nonresident Special Lifetime License to in Fish in
Designated Stocked Trout Waters
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$555.00 $580.00
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Miscellaneous Licenses or Permits to Fish
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Type license or permit
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Fee
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Permit to Fish for One Day at Board-Designated Stocked Trout
Fishing Areas with Daily Use Fees
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$7.00
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Public Access Lands for Sportsmen Permit to Hunt, Trap, or
Fish on Designated Lands (also listed under Miscellaneous Licenses or Permits
to Hunt)
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$17.00
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Special Guest Fishing License
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$60.00
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4VAC15-20-130. Endangered and threatened species; adoption of
federal list; additional species enumerated.
A. The board hereby adopts the Federal Endangered and
Threatened Species List, Endangered Species Act of December 28, 1973 (16 USC
§§ 1531-1543), as amended as of August 4, 2016 February
26, 2019, and declares all species listed thereon to be endangered or
threatened species in the Commonwealth. Pursuant to subdivision 12 of §
29.1-103 of the Code of Virginia, the director of the department is hereby delegated
authority to propose adoption of modifications and amendments to the Federal
Endangered and Threatened Species List in accordance with the procedures of
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
B. In addition to the provisions of subsection A of this
section, the following species are declared endangered or threatened in this
Commonwealth, and are afforded the protection provided by Article 6
(§ 29.1-563 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 29.1 of the Code of Virginia:
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1. Fish:
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Endangered
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Dace, Tennessee
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Phoxinus tennesseensis
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Darter, sharphead
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Etheostoma acuticeps
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Darter, variegate
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Etheostoma variatum
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Sunfish, blackbanded
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Enneacanthus chaetodon
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Threatened:
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Darter, Carolina
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Etheostoma collis
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Darter, golden
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Etheostoma denoncourti
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Darter, greenfin
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Etheostoma chlorobranchium
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Darter, sickle
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Percina willliamsi
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Darter, western sand
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Ammocrypta clara
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Madtom, orangefin
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Noturus gilberti
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Paddlefish
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Polyodon spathula
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Shiner, emerald
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Notropis atherinoides
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Shiner, steelcolor
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Cyprinella whipplei
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Shiner, whitemouth
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Notropis alborus
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2. Amphibians:
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Endangered:
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Salamander,
eastern tiger
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Ambystoma tigrinum
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Threatened:
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Salamander, Mabee's
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Ambystoma mabeei
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Treefrog, barking
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Hyla gratiosa
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3. Reptiles:
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Endangered:
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Rattlesnake, canebrake (Coastal Plain population of timber
rattlesnake)
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Crotalus horridus
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Turtle, bog
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Glyptemys muhlenbergii
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Turtle, eastern chicken
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Deirochelys reticularia reticularia
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Threatened:
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Lizard, eastern glass
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Ophisaurus ventralis
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Turtle, wood
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Glyptemys insculpta
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4. Birds:
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Endangered:
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Plover, Wilson's
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Charadrius wilsonia
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Rail, black
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Laterallus jamaicensis
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Wren, Bewick's
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Thryomanes bewickii bewickii
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Threatened:
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Falcon, peregrine
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Falco peregrinus
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Shrike, loggerhead
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Lanius ludovicianus
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Sparrow, Bachman's
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Aimophila aestivalis
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Sparrow, Henslow's
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Ammodramus henslowii
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Tern, gull-billed
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Sterna nilotica
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5. Mammals:
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Endangered:
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Bat, Rafinesque's eastern big-eared
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Corynorhinus rafinesquii macrotis
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Bat, little brown
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Myotis lucifugus
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Bat, tri-colored
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Perimyotis subflavus
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Hare, snowshoe
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Lepus americanus
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Shrew, American water
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Sorex palustris
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Vole, rock
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Microtus chrotorrhinus
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6. Mollusks:
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Endangered:
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Coil, rubble
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Helicodiscus lirellus
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Coil, shaggy
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Helicodiscus diadema
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Deertoe
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Truncilla truncata
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Elephantear
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Elliptio crassidens
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Elimia, spider
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Elimia arachnoidea
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Floater, brook
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Alasmidonta varicosa
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Ghostsnail, thankless
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Holsingeria unthanksensis
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Heelsplitter, Tennessee
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Lasmigona holstonia
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Lilliput, purple
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Toxolasma lividus
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Mussel, slippershell
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Alasmidonta viridis
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Pigtoe, Ohio
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Pleurobema cordatum
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Pigtoe, pyramid
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Pleurobema rubrum
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Springsnail, Appalachian
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Fontigens bottimeri
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Springsnail (no common name)
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Fontigens morrisoni
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Supercoil, spirit
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Paravitrea hera
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Threatened:
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Floater, green
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Lasmigona subviridis
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Papershell, fragile
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Leptodea fragilis
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Pigtoe, Atlantic
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Fusconaiamasoni
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Pimpleback
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Quadrula pustulosa pustulosa
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Pistolgrip
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Tritogonia verrucosa
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Riversnail, spiny
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Iofluvialis
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Sandshell, black
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Ligumia recta
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Supercoil, brown
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Paravitrea septadens
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7. Arthropods:
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Threatened:
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Amphipod, Madison Cave
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Stygobromus stegerorum
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Pseudotremia, Ellett Valley
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Pseudotremia cavernarum
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Xystodesmid, Laurel Creek
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Sigmoria whiteheadi
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C. It shall be unlawful to take, transport, process, sell, or
offer for sale within the Commonwealth any threatened or endangered species of
fish or wildlife except as authorized by law.
D. The incidental take of certain species may occur in
certain circumstances and with the implementation of certain conservation
practices as described in this subsection:
VA.R. Doc. No. R19-5933; Filed April 9, 2019, 3:53 p.m.
TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
BOARD OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES
Proposed Regulation
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: 4VAC15-30. Definitions and
Miscellaneous: Importation, Possession, Sale, Etc., of Animals (amending 4VAC15-30-50).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of the
Code of Virginia.
Public Hearing Information:
May 30, 2019 - 9 a.m. - Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228
Public Comment Deadline: May 15, 2019.
Agency Contact: Aaron Proctor, Regulations Coordinator,
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400,
Henrico, VA 23228, telephone (804) 367-8341, or email
aaron.proctor@dgif.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The proposed amendments authorize department-permitted
wildlife rehabilitators to receive, possess, provide care for, including to
humanely dispatch, and release wildlife.
4VAC15-30-50. Possession, transportation, and release of
wildlife by authorized persons.
A. Department employees in the performance of their official
duties; U.S. government agencies' employees whose responsibility includes
fisheries and wildlife management; county, city, or town animal control
officers in the performance of their official duties related to public health
concerns or problem wildlife removal; and individuals operating under
conditions of a commercial nuisance animal permit issued by the department
pursuant to §§ 29.1-412 and 29.1-417 of the Code of Virginia will be
deemed to be permitted pursuant to this section to capture, temporarily hold or
possess, transport, release, and when necessary humanely dispatch wildlife,
provided that the methods of and documentation for the capture, possession,
transport, release, and humane dispatch shall be in accordance with director
policy.
B. Local animal shelters operating under the authority of, or
under contract with, any county, city, or town with animal control
responsibilities shall be authorized to receive, temporarily confine, and humanely
euthanize wildlife, except for state or federal threatened and endangered
species;, federally protected migratory bird species;,
black bear;, white-tailed deer;, and wild turkey,
provided that the methods of and documentation for the possession, confinement,
and euthanasia shall be in accordance with conditions defined by the agency
director. Provided further that any person may legally transport wildlife,
except for those species listed in this subsection, to an authorized animal
shelter after contacting the facility to confirm the animal will be accepted.
C. Wildlife rehabilitators permitted by the department
shall be authorized to receive, temporarily confine, provide medical care to,
release, and humanely dispatch wildlife provided that the methods of and
documentation for such activities shall be in accordance with permit conditions
defined by the department. Any person may capture and transport an injured,
debilitated, sick, or orphaned wild animal without unnecessary delay directly
to a permitted wildlife rehabilitator, department employee, or other person
authorized by the department to possess and transport these animals, but only
after contacting the facility, employee, or authorized person to confirm the
animal will be accepted. Prior to transport, no care may be provided to a wild
animal, except as directed by a permitted wildlife rehabilitator or department
employee. Following rehabilitation, any person, under the direction of a
permitted wildlife rehabilitator or department employee, may transport and
release certain species of native wildlife back into the wild in accordance
with conditions defined by the department for permitted wildlife
rehabilitators.
C. D. Employees or agents of other state
wildlife agencies while in the performance of their official duty in
transporting wildlife through the Commonwealth will be deemed to be permitted
pursuant to this section, provided that a list of animals to be transported, a
schedule of dates and locations where those animals will be housed while in the
Commonwealth, and a letter of authorization from both the forwarding and
receiving state agencies are provided to the department 24 hours prior to the
transporting of such animals, and further provided that such animals shall not
be liberated within the Commonwealth.
D. E. Employees or agents of government
agencies, while in the performance of their official duties, may temporarily
possess, transport, and dispose of carcasses of wild animals killed by
vehicles, except for state or federal threatened and endangered species, and
federally protected migratory bird species.
E. F. With prior written approval from the
director or his the director's designee and under conditions of
an applicable department permit, institutions with bona fide accreditation from
the Association of Zoos and Aquariums may possess, transport, have transported,
export, or import native and naturalized species defined in the List of Native
and Naturalized Fauna of Virginia, which is incorporated by reference into
4VAC15-20-50.
VA.R. Doc. No. R19-5932; Filed April 9, 2019, 3:26 p.m.
TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
BOARD OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES
Proposed Regulation
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: 4VAC15-40. Game: In General (amending 4VAC15-40-60, 4VAC15-40-70,
4VAC15-40-270, 4VAC15-40-275, 4VAC15-40-285; adding 4VAC15-40-276,
4VAC15-40-300).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of the
Code of Virginia.
Public Hearing Information:
May 30, 2019 - 9 a.m. - Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228
Public Comment Deadline: May 15, 2019.
Agency Contact: Aaron Proctor, Regulations Coordinator,
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400,
Henrico, VA 23228, telephone (804) 367-8341, or email
aaron.proctor@dgif.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The proposed amendments (i) require hunting weapons be
cased or dismantled on certain public lands outside of hunting season; (ii)
define "hunting weapon" to include all hunting weapon types; (iii)
update the definition of a loaded muzzleloader; (iv) define loaded arrowgun;
(v) clarify where the possession of firearms and the shooting of properly
marked mallards and pigeons is allowed and remove the Sunday exception; (vi)
open three new wildlife management areas for training dogs on quail; (vii)
authorize the sale of unclaimed black bear mounts or processed hides by
taxidermists and the sale of nutria, coyote, and certain small game parts;
(viii) prohibit feeding cervids in any county within 25 miles of a Chronic
Wasting Disease detection; and (ix) make providing incorrect harvest
information unlawful.
4VAC15-40-60. Hunting with dogs or possession of weapons in
certain locations during closed season.
A. Department-owned lands west of the Blue Ridge Mountains
and national forest lands statewide. It shall be unlawful to have in possession
a bow, crossbow, or any firearm or any hunting weapon that is not
unloaded and cased or dismantled on all national forest lands statewide and on
department-owned lands and on other lands managed by the department under
cooperative agreement located in counties west of the Blue Ridge Mountains
except during the period when it is lawful to take bear, deer, grouse,
pheasant, quail, rabbit, raccoon, squirrel, turkey, or waterfowl, or
migratory gamebirds on these lands.
B. Department-owned lands east of the Blue Ridge
Mountains. It shall be unlawful to have in possession a bow, crossbow, or any
firearm that is not unloaded and cased or dismantled on department-owned lands
and on other lands managed by the department under cooperative agreement
located in the counties east of the Blue Ridge Mountains except during the
period when it is lawful to take bear, deer, grouse, pheasant, quail, rabbit,
raccoon, squirrel, turkey, waterfowl or migratory gamebirds on these lands.
C. B. Certain counties. Except as otherwise
provided in 4VAC15-40-70, it shall be unlawful to have either a shotgun or a
rifle in one's possession when accompanied by a dog in the daytime in the
fields, forests or waters of the counties Counties of Augusta,
Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren, and in the counties
east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, except Patrick, at any time except the
periods prescribed by law to hunt game birds and animals.
D. C. Shooting ranges and authorized
activities. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the conduct of
any activities authorized by the board or the establishment and operation of
archery and shooting ranges on the lands described in subsections A, B
and C B of this section. The use of firearms, crossbows, and
bows or any hunting weapon in such ranges during the closed season
period will be restricted to the area within the established range boundaries.
Such weapons shall be required to be unloaded and cased or dismantled in all
areas other than the range boundaries. The use of firearms, crossbows,
or bows any hunting weapon during the closed hunting period in
such ranges shall be restricted to target shooting only, and no birds or
animals shall be molested.
E. D. It shall be unlawful to chase with a dog
or train dogs on national forest lands or department-owned lands except during
authorized hunting, chase, or training seasons that specifically permit these
activities on these lands or during raccoon hound field trials on these lands
between September 1 and March 31, both dates inclusive, that are sanctioned by
bona fide national kennel clubs and authorized by permits required and
issued by the department and or the U.S. Forest Service.
F. E. It shall be unlawful to possess or
transport any loaded firearm, or loaded crossbow hunting
weapon in or on any vehicle at any time on national forest lands or
department-owned lands.
G. F. The provisions of this section shall not
prohibit the possession, transport, and use of loaded firearms by
employees of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries while engaged in the
performance of their authorized and official duties, nor shall it prohibit
possession and transport of loaded concealed handguns where the individual
possesses a concealed handgun permit as defined in § 18.2-308 of the Code
of Virginia.
H. G. Meaning of "possession" of bow,
crossbow, or firearm any hunting weapon and definition of
"loaded crossbow," "loaded arrowgun,"
"loaded muzzleloader," and "loaded firearm." For the
purpose of this section, the word "possession" shall include, but
not be limited to, having any bow, crossbow, or firearm or weapon
used for hunting in or on one's person, vehicle, or conveyance. For
the purpose of this section, a "loaded firearm" shall be defined
as means a firearm in which ammunition is chambered or loaded in the
magazine or clip when such magazine or clip is engaged or partially engaged in
a firearm. The definition of a loaded muzzleloading firearm muzzleloader
will include a muzzleloading firearm rifle, pistol, or shotgun
that is capped, or has a charged pan, or has a primer or battery
installed in the firearm muzzleloader. The definition of a
A "loaded crossbow" is means a crossbow that is
cocked and has either a bolt or arrow engaged or partially engaged on the
shooting rail or track of the crossbow, or with a "trackless
crossbow" when the crossbow is cocked and a bolt or arrow is nocked. "Loaded
arrowgun" means an arrowgun that has an arrow or bolt inserted on the
arrow rest or in the barrel. "Hunting weapon" means any weapon
allowable for hunting as defined in § 29.1-519 of the Code of Virginia.
4VAC15-40-70. Open dog training season.
A. Private lands and certain military areas. It shall be
lawful to train dogs during daylight hours on squirrels and nonmigratory game
birds on private lands, and on rabbits and nonmigratory game birds on Fort A.
P. Hill, Fort Pickett, and Quantico Marine Reservation. Participants in this dog
training season shall not have any weapons other than starter pistols in their
possession, must comply with all regulations and laws pertaining to hunting,
and no game shall be taken; provided, however, that weapons may be in
possession on private lands when training dogs on captive raised and
properly marked mallards and pigeons so that they may be immediately shot or
recovered, except on Sunday.
B. It shall be lawful to train dogs on rabbits on private
lands from 1/2 hour before sunrise to midnight.
C. Designated portions of certain department-owned lands. It
shall be lawful to train dogs on quail on designated portions of the Amelia
Wildlife Management Area, Cavalier Wildlife Management Area, Chester F.
Phelps Wildlife Management Area, Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area, and
Dick Cross Wildlife Management Area, Mattaponi Wildlife Management Area, and
White Oak Mountain Wildlife Management Area from September 1 to the day
prior to the opening date of the quail hunting season, both dates inclusive. Participants
in this dog training season shall not have any weapons other than starter
pistols in their possession, shall not release pen-raised birds, must comply
with all regulations and laws pertaining to hunting, and no game shall
be taken.
D. Designated department-owned lands. It shall be lawful to
train dogs during daylight hours on rabbits and nonmigratory game birds on the
Weston Wildlife Management Area from September 1 to March 31, both dates
inclusive. Participants in this dog training season shall not have any weapons
other than starter pistols in their possession, shall not release pen-raised
birds, must comply with all regulations and laws pertaining to hunting,
and no game shall be taken.
4VAC15-40-270. Sale of unclaimed taxidermy specimens by
licensed taxidermists.
Unclaimed mounted native wildlife specimens or their
processed hides, when taken in accordance with the provisions of law and
regulations, may be sold by a Virginia licensed taxidermist with the exception
of black bears, migratory waterfowl, migratory birds, and state
and federally listed threatened and endangered species.
A mount or processed hide shall be considered unclaimed if it
has been left in a taxidermy place of business for more than 30 days beyond the
period the mount was to remain on the premises pursuant to a contract. This
contract must inform the owner of the possibility of such sale. After the
30-day period a notice by registered or certified mail with a return receipt
requested must be mailed to the owner of record therein, instructing him
the owner to reclaim the mount within 15 days of the notice. This notice
shall identify the species and the date it was received, set forth the location
of the taxidermist facility where it is held, and inform the owner of his rights
to reclaim the mount with 15 days of this notice after payment of the specified
costs. This notice shall state that the failure of the owner to reclaim the
mount or hide within this 15-day time frame timeframe may result
in the sale of the unclaimed mount or hide.
If a mount or hide is not claimed after the return of a
signed certified receipt and within the 15-day period, then the taxidermist may
sell the mount for an amount not to exceed the remainder of the amount of the
original invoice plus reasonable administrative and storage costs. Within seven
days of the sale of any unclaimed mount the taxidermist shall notify the
department in writing of the name, telephone number, and address of the
purchaser, invoice price, species sold, taxidermist, and previous owners' name,
telephone number, and address. Upon receipt of such paperwork for a bear
mount or hide, a conservation police officer will review the paperwork and will
provide the purchaser a form that will remain with the mount.
For the purposes of this section, "mount" means
the processed hide, pelt, or skin of an animal affixed to a form for display. A
processed hide, pelt, or skin is one that has been tanned, cured, chemically
preserved, or converted to any usable form beyond initial cleaning, stretching,
and drying by the taxidermist or the taxidermist's agent. Nothing in this
section shall permit the sale of skulls, claws, teeth, unprocessed hides, or
any other parts of a bear that are not a legitimate part of the mount.
4VAC15-40-275. Sale of furbearer, coyote, and nutria
pelts, carcasses, and parts.
It shall be unlawful to buy, sell, barter, traffic or trade
in, bargain for, or solicit for purchase raw pelts and unskinned carcasses of
fur-bearing animals defined in § 29.1-100 of the Code of Virginia, coyotes,
and nutria without having first obtained a fur dealer permit in accordance
with §§ 29.1-400 through 29.1-407 of the Code of Virginia, except that a
permit shall not be required of:
1. Any hunter or trapper, or any person lawfully engaged in the
business of fur farming, to sell or dispose of legally taken or possessed raw
pelts and unskinned carcasses of fur-bearing animals at any time.
2. Any person to purchase legally taken or possessed raw pelts
or unskinned carcasses of fur-bearing animals, coyotes, and nutria at
any time if the pelts are to be tanned or used in taxidermy mounts for personal
use and not for resale, trade, or other commercial purposes.
3. Any person to buy or sell at any time pelts that are not
defined as being raw, skinned carcasses, such as taxidermy mounts, or
any other parts of legally taken and possessed fur-bearing animals defined
in § 29.1-100 of the Code of Virginia, coyotes, and nutria. Such
parts shall include skulls, teeth, claws, bones, glands, and secretions. For
the purposes of this section, "raw pelt" shall be defined as means
any pelt with its hair or fur intact that has not been tanned, cured,
chemically preserved, or converted to any usable form beyond initial cleaning,
stretching, and drying. Salt-cured and sun-cured pelts shall be considered raw
pelts.
4VAC15-40-276. Sale of small game animals and parts.
It shall be lawful for any person to purchase or sell
skins, pelts, skulls, bones, teeth, claws, feet, tails, hair, feathers,
taxidermy mounts, and other nonmeat parts of legally taken and possessed
rabbits, squirrels, bobwhite quail, ruffed grouse, and pheasants.
4VAC15-40-285. Unauthorized feeding of cervids.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to place or distribute
food, salt, minerals, or similar substances to feed or attract cervids (i) at
any time in the counties Counties (including the cities and towns
within) of Buchanan, Clarke, Dickenson, Frederick, Shenandoah,
Warren, and Wise, and in any county designated by the department within
25 miles of a confirmed detection of Chronic Wasting Disease; (ii) during
any deer or elk season within any county, city, or town that allows deer or elk
hunting; and (iii) from September 1 through the first Saturday in January, both
dates inclusive, elsewhere in the Commonwealth.
B. Any food, salt, minerals, or similar substances placed or
distributed to feed or attract cervids prior to September 1 must be completely
removed by September 1, and any area where food, salt, minerals, or similar
substances were placed or distributed to feed or attract cervids shall be
considered to be baited for 10 days following the complete removal of the items
listed in this subsection.
C. Upon written notification by department personnel, no
person shall continue to place or distribute any food, salt, mineral, or
similar substances for any purpose if the placement of these materials results
in the attraction of and/or or feeding of cervids. After such
notification, such person shall be in violation of this section if the placing,
distribution, or presence of such food, salt, minerals, or similar substances
continues.
D. No part of this regulation shall be construed to restrict
bona fide agronomic plantings (including wildlife food plots), bona fide
distribution of food to livestock, or wildlife management activities conducted
or authorized by the department.
4VAC15-40-300. Falsifying harvest information prohibited.
It shall be unlawful to provide false statements or record
false information when tagging, checking, or reporting the harvest of any wild
animal to the department, any agent of the department, or any taxidermist.
VA.R. Doc. No. R19-5924; Filed April 9, 2019, 3:10 p.m.
TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
BOARD OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES
Proposed Regulation
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: 4VAC15-50. Game: Bear (amending 4VAC15-50-11, 4VAC15-50-12,
4VAC15-50-71, 4VAC15-50-81, 4VAC15-50-91, 4VAC15-50-110, 4VAC15-50-120).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of the
Code of Virginia.
Public Hearing Information:
May 30, 2019 - 9 a.m. - Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228
Public Comment Deadline: May 15, 2019.
Agency Contact: Aaron Proctor, Regulations Coordinator,
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400,
Henrico, VA 23228, telephone (804) 367-8341, or email
aaron.proctor@dgif.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The proposed amendments (i) add the three-day early open
season to the Counties of Albemarle, Amherst, Bedford, Frederick, and Nelson;
(ii) remove references to Augusta County north and south of U.S. Route 250;
(iii) add two weeks of open season to 35 counties in south-central and eastern
Virginia; (iv) add two weeks of open season to 11 counties or portions of
counties in southwestern Virginia south of I-81; (v) add one week of open
season to seven counties or portions of counties in southwestern Virginia north
of I-81; (vi) extend the duration of bear hunting within incorporated cities
and allow towns to have the same season; (vii) correct a boundary line
distinction along Route 16 in Grayson and Smyth Counties; (viii) update the
definition of a muzzleloader to current technological standards to match those
found in 4VAC15-90-80; (ix) allow for harvested black bears to be checked using
the automated harvest reporting system; (x) describe how hunters exempted from
needing a license may check black bear harvests; (xi) limit the prohibition on
the use of hounds to hunt black bear to only the first two weeks of open deer
season should deer season be lengthened to four weeks in Amherst, Bedford, or
Nelson County; and (xii) define where bear hound training season is allowed
instead of prohibited.
4VAC15-50-11. Open season; generally.
A. It shall be lawful to hunt bears in the following
localities, including the cities and towns therein, during the following
seasons:
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Location
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Season
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Accomack County
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Closed
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Albemarle County
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Fourth Monday following the last Saturday in
September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November
through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Alleghany County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Amelia County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Amherst County
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Fourth Monday following the last Saturday in
September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November
through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Appomattox County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
|
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Arlington County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Augusta County
(North of US-250)
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Augusta County
(South of US-250)
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for
2 days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Bath County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Bedford County
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Fourth Monday following the last Saturday in
September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November
through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Bland County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Botetourt County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Brunswick County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Buchanan County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the first fourth Monday in December
November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Buckingham County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Campbell County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Caroline County
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Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in
January, both dates inclusive.
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Carroll County
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First Monday in nearest December and
for 19 days following 2 through the first Saturday in January, both
dates inclusive.
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Charles City County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Charlotte County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Chesapeake (City of)
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October 1 through the first Saturday in January, both dates
inclusive.
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Chesterfield County
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Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in
January, both dates inclusive.
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Clarke County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Craig County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Culpeper County
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Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in
January, both dates inclusive.
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Cumberland County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Dickenson County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the first fourth Monday in December
November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Dinwiddie County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Essex County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Fairfax County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Fauquier County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Floyd County
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First Monday in nearest December and
for 19 days following 2 through the first Saturday in January, both
dates inclusive.
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Fluvanna County
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Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in
January, both dates inclusive.
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Franklin County
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First Monday in nearest December and
for 19 days following 2 through the first Saturday in January, both
dates inclusive.
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Frederick County
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Fourth Monday following the last Saturday in
September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November
through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Giles County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Gloucester County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Goochland County
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Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in
January, both dates inclusive.
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Grayson County
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First Monday in nearest December and
for 19 days following 2 through the first Saturday in January, both
dates inclusive.
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Greene County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Greensville County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Halifax County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Hanover County
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Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in
January, both dates inclusive.
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Henrico County
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Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January,
both dates inclusive.
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Henry County
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First Monday in nearest December and
for 19 days following 2 through the first Saturday in January, both
dates inclusive.
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Highland County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Isle of Wight County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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James City County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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King and Queen County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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King George County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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King William County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Lancaster County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Lee County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the first fourth Monday in December
November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Loudoun County
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Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first
Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Louisa County
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Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in
January, both dates inclusive.
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Lunenburg County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Madison County
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Mathews County
|
Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Mecklenburg County
|
Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Middlesex County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
|
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Montgomery County
(southeast of I-81)
|
First Monday in nearest December and
for 19 days following 2 through the first Saturday in January, both
dates inclusive.
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Montgomery County (northwest of I-81)
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Nelson County
|
Fourth Monday following the last Saturday in
September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November
through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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New Kent County
|
Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
|
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Northampton County
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Closed
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Northumberland County
|
Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
|
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Nottoway County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
|
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Orange County
|
Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in
January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Page County
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Patrick County
|
First Monday in nearest December and
for 19 days following 2 through the first Saturday in January, both
dates inclusive.
|
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Pittsylvania County
|
Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Powhatan County
|
Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in
January, both dates inclusive.
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Prince Edward County
|
Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Prince George County
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Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Prince William County
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Pulaski County
(southeast of I-81)
|
First Monday in nearest December and
for 19 days following 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates
inclusive.
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Pulaski County
(northwest of I-81)
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Rappahannock County
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Richmond County
|
Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
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Roanoke County
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Rockbridge County
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
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Rockingham County
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Russell County (except on the Channels State Forest and
Clinch Mountain WMA)
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for
2 days following; and the first Monday in December through the first
Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Russell County (on the Channels State Forest and Clinch
Mountain WMA)
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Scott County
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the first fourth Monday in December
November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Shenandoah County
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Smyth County
(southeast of I-81)
|
First Monday in nearest December and
for 19 days following 2 through the first Saturday in January, both
dates inclusive.
|
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Smyth County
(northwest of I-81)
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Southampton County
|
Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
|
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Spotsylvania County
|
Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in
January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Stafford County
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Suffolk (City of)
|
October 1 through the first Saturday in January, both dates
inclusive.
|
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Surry County
|
Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
|
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Sussex County
|
Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
|
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Tazewell County
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Virginia Beach (City of)
|
October 1 through the first Saturday in January, both dates
inclusive.
|
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Warren County
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Washington County
(southeast of I-81)
|
First Monday in nearest December and
for 19 days following 2 through the first Saturday in January, both
dates inclusive.
|
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Washington County
(northwest of I-81 and east of Route 19) I-81)
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the first fourth Monday in December
November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
|
Washington County
(northwest of I-81 and west of Route 19)
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for
2 days following; and the first Monday in December and for 19 days
following.
|
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Westmoreland County
|
Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
|
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Wise County
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the first fourth Monday in December
November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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Wythe County
(southeast of I-81)
|
First Monday in nearest December and
for 19 days following 2 through the first Saturday in January, both
dates inclusive.
|
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Wythe County
(northwest of I-81)
|
Monday following the last Saturday in September and for 2
two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
|
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York County
|
Monday nearest December 2 and for 5 consecutive hunting
19 days following.
|
B. Except as provided in the subsection A of this section,
bears may be hunted from the first Saturday prior to the fourth
Monday in November October through the first Saturday in
January, both dates inclusive, within the incorporated limits of any town or
city that allows bear hunting.
4VAC15-50-12. Youth and apprentice hunter bear hunting weekend.
It shall be lawful for hunters 15 years of age and under
younger and holders of a valid apprentice hunting license, when in
compliance with all applicable laws and license requirements, to hunt bears on
the second Saturday in October and the following calendar day when accompanied
and directly supervised by an adult who has a valid Virginia hunting license on
his person or is exempt from purchasing a hunting license. Adult hunters
accompanying youth or apprentice bear hunters on this weekend may not carry or
discharge weapons. Bear bag limit, weight limits, and all other take
restrictions specifically provided in the sections appearing in this chapter
apply to this youth weekend. Bear hunting with dogs is prohibited in the counties
Counties of Accomack, Campbell (west of Norfolk Southern Railroad),
Fairfax, Grayson (east (west of Route 16), Henry, Loudoun,
Northampton, Patrick, Pittsylvania (west of Norfolk Southern Railroad), Roanoke
(south of Interstate 81), Smyth (south of Interstate 81 and east west
of Route 16), Washington (south of Interstate 81), and; in the city
City of Lynchburg; and on Amelia, Chester F. Phelps, G. Richard
Thompson, and Pettigrew Wildlife Management Areas. Tracking dogs as described
in § 29.1-516.1 of the Code of Virginia may be used.
4VAC15-50-71. Muzzleloading gun hunting.
A. It shall be lawful to hunt bears during the special
muzzleloading season with muzzleloading guns from the Saturday prior to the
second Monday in November through the Friday prior to the third Monday in
November, both dates inclusive, except in the Cities of Chesapeake, Suffolk,
and Virginia Beach.
B. It shall be unlawful to hunt bear with dogs during any
special season for hunting with muzzleloading guns, except that tracking dogs
as defined in § 29.1-516.1 of the Code of Virginia may be used.
C. A muzzleloading gun, for the purpose of this section,
means a single shot weapon, .45 caliber or larger, firing a single
projectile or sabot (with a .38 .35 caliber or larger
projectile) of the same caliber loaded from the muzzle of the weapon and
propelled by at least 50 grains of black powder (or black powder equivalent or
smokeless powder).
D. It shall be unlawful to have in immediate possession any
firearm other than a muzzleloading gun while hunting with a muzzleloading gun
in a special muzzleloading season.
4VAC15-50-81. Validating tags and checking bear and tooth
submission by licensee or permittee.
A. Any person killing a bear shall, before removing the
carcass from the place of kill, validate an appropriate tag on their special
license for hunting bear or special permit by completely removing the
designated notch area from the tag. Place of kill shall be defined as the
location where the animal is first reduced to possession. It shall be unlawful
for any person to validate (notch) a bear tag from any special license for
hunting bear or special permit prior to the killing of a bear. A bear tag that
is mistakenly validated (notched) prior to the killing of a bear must be
immediately voided by the licensee or permittee by writing, in ink, the word
"VOID" on the line provided on the license tag.
B. Upon killing a bear and validating (notching) a license
tag or special permit, as provided in subsection A of this section, the
licensee shall, upon vehicle transport of the carcass or at the conclusion of
legal hunting hours, whichever occurs first, and without unnecessary delay,
present the carcass and validated (notched) license tag or special permit to an
authorized bear checking station or to an appropriate representative of the
department in the county or adjoining county in which the bear was killed or
report the kill through the department's automated harvest reporting system.
Upon presentation of the carcass and validated (notched) license tag or
special permit to the bear checking station, the licensee shall surrender or
allow to be removed one premolar tooth from the carcass. At such time, the
person checking the carcass will be given a game check card. The successful
hunter shall then immediately record the game check card number, in ink, on the
line provided adjacent to the license tag that was validated (notched) in the
field. The game check card must be kept in possession with the carcass until
the carcass is processed. If the carcass is left unattended, the game check
card must be securely attached to the carcass At such time, the person
checking or reporting the carcass will be given a black bear check card
furnished by the department or a confirmation number from the automated
reporting system. The successful hunter shall then immediately record the game
check card number or confirmation number, in ink, on the line provided on the
tag that was validated (notched) in the field. If checked at an authorized bear
check station, the black bear check card must be kept in possession with the
carcass until the carcass is processed. If the carcass is left unattended, the
bear check card must be securely attached to the carcass. If the kill is
reported using the automated harvest reporting system, no check card is
required as long as the hunter who killed the animal is in possession of the
carcass. If the automated harvest reported carcass is left unattended or
transferred to the possession of another individual, written documentation
including the successful hunter's full name, the date the animal was killed,
and the confirmation number must be created and kept in possession with the
carcass until the carcass is processed. If the carcass is left unattended, this
written documentation must be securely attached to the carcass. Processed
carcass parts of a bear killed legally in Virginia may be transported; however,
upon request of any authorized law-enforcement officer, sufficient verbal or
written information necessary to properly establish legal possession must be
furnished immediately.
C. If the carcass is checked at a bear check station, upon
presentation of the carcass and validated (notched) license tag or special
permit to the bear checking station, the licensee shall surrender or allow to
be removed one premolar tooth from the carcass. If the kill is reported through
the department's automated harvest reporting system, a premolar must be removed
by the hunter immediately after reporting the kill. The premolar shall be
placed in an envelope furnished by the department and labeled with the hunter's
full name, check confirmation number, date of kill, and the sex of the
harvested bear. This envelope with premolar and accompanying information must
be mailed or delivered to the department no later than 14 days after the close
of the bear harvest season.
C. D. It shall be unlawful for any person to
destroy the identity (sex) of the sex of any bear killed unless
and until the license tag or special permit is validated (notched) and checked
as required by this section. Successful bear hunters are allowed to dismember
the carcass to pack it out from the place of kill, after an appropriate license
tag has been validated (notched) as required above in subsection A of
this section, as long as they do not destroy the identity of the sex
of the animal remains identifiable, and all the parts of the
carcass are present when the bear is checked at an authorized bear checking
station or reported through the automated harvest reporting system. Any
bear found in the possession of any person without a validated (notched)
license tag or documentation that the bear has been checked at an authorized
bear checking station or automated harvest reporting system as required
by this section shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth to be disposed of as
provided by law.
4VAC15-50-91. Checking bear and tooth submission by
persons exempt from license requirements or holding a license authorization
number.
A. Upon killing a bear, any person (i) exempt from
license requirements as prescribed in § 29.1-301 of the Code of Virginia, or
(ii) issued a complimentary license as prescribed in § 29.1-339, or
the holder of the Code of Virginia, (iii) holding a permanent
license issued pursuant to § 29.1-301 E of the Code of Virginia, or (iv)
the holder of a Virginia license authorization number issued by a telephone or
electronic media agent pursuant to § 29.1-327 B of the Code of Virginia shall,
upon vehicle transport of the carcass or at the conclusion of legal hunting
hours, whichever occurs first, and without unnecessary delay, present the
carcass to an authorized bear checking station or to any appropriate
representative of the department in the county or adjoining county in which the
bear was killed, or report the kill through the department's automated harvest
reporting system. At such time, the person checking or reporting the
carcass shall be given a black bear check card furnished by the department or a
confirmation number from the automated reporting system. If checked at a bear
check station, the black bear check card must be kept in possession with the
carcass until the carcass is processed. If the carcass is left unattended, the
black bear check card must be securely attached to the carcass. If the kill is
reported using the automated harvest reporting system, the successful hunter
shall immediately create written documentation including the successful
hunter's full name, the date the animal was killed, and the confirmation
number. This written documentation must be kept in possession with the carcass
until the carcass is processed. If the automated harvest reported carcass is
transferred to the possession of another individual, the written documentation
must be transferred with the carcass to the individual and kept in possession
with the carcass until the carcass is processed. If the carcass is left
unattended, this written documentation must be securely attached to the
carcass. Processed carcass parts of a black bear killed legally in Virginia may
be transported; however, upon request of any authorized law-enforcement
officer, sufficient verbal or written information necessary to properly
establish legal possession must be furnished immediately.
Upon presentation of the carcass to the B. If the
bear is checked at a bear checking station, the person checking the carcass
shall surrender or allow to be removed one premolar tooth from the carcass. At
such time, the person checking or reporting the carcass shall be given a game
check card furnished by the department. The game check card must be kept in possession
with the carcass until the carcass is processed. If the carcass is left
unattended, the game check card must be securely attached to the carcass If
the kill is reported through the department's automated harvest reporting
system, a premolar must be removed by the hunter immediately after reporting
the kill. The premolar shall be placed in an envelope furnished by the
department and labeled with the hunter's full name, check confirmation number,
date of kill, and the sex of the harvested bear. This envelope with premolar
and accompanying information must be mailed or delivered to the department no
later than 14 days after the close of the bear harvest season.
B. C. It shall be unlawful for any person to
destroy the identity of the sex of any bear killed until the bear is checked as
required by this section. Successful bear hunters are allowed to dismember the
carcass to pack it out from the place of kill as long as they do not destroy
the identity of the sex and all the parts of the carcass are present when the
bear is checked at a big game an authorized bear check station or
reported through the automated harvest reporting system. Any bear that has not
been checked, via an authorized bear check station or the automated harvest
reporting system as required by this section, found in the possession of any
person exempt from the license requirements or holding a license authorization
number shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth to be disposed of as provided by
law.
4VAC15-50-110. Use of dogs in hunting bear.
A. It shall be unlawful to use dogs for the hunting of bear
during the open season for hunting deer in the counties west of the Blue Ridge
Mountains and during the first 16 days of the deer open season in the counties
Counties of Amherst (west of Business U.S. 29 from the James River to
its intersection with U.S. 29 just south of the town of Amherst continuing
north on U.S. 29 to the Tye River), Bedford, and Nelson (west of Route 151);
and within the boundaries of the national forests, except that tracking dogs as
described in § 29.1-516.1 of the Code of Virginia may be used.
B. It shall be unlawful to use dogs for the hunting of bear
during the first 14 days of the open season for hunting deer in the counties
Counties of Greene and Madison, except that tracking dogs as described
in § 29.1-516.1 of the Code of Virginia may be used.
C. It shall be unlawful to use dogs for the hunting of bear
during the open season prescribed in 4VAC15-50-11 in the counties Counties
of Campbell (west of Norfolk Southern Railroad), Carroll (east of the New
River), Fairfax, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson (east of the New River), Henry,
Loudoun, Montgomery (south of Interstate 81), Patrick, Pittsylvania (west of
Norfolk Southern Railroad), Pulaski (south of Interstate 81), Roanoke (south of
Interstate 81), and Wythe (southeast of the New River or that part
bounded by Route 21 on the west, Interstate 81 on the north, the county line on
the east, the New River on the southeast, and Cripple Creek on the
south); in the city City of Lynchburg; and on Amelia, Chester F.
Phelps, G. Richard Thompson, and Pettigrew Wildlife Management Areas, except
that tracking dogs as described in § 29.1-516.1 of the Code of Virginia
may be used.
4VAC15-50-120. Bear hound training season.
A. It shall be lawful to chase black bear with dogs, without
capturing or taking, from August 1 through the last Saturday in September, both
dates inclusive, in all counties and cities or in the portions in which bear
hunting is permitted except in the Counties of Accomack, Amelia,
Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Clarke,
Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Frederick,
Gloucester, Goochland, Grayson (west of Route 16), Halifax, Hanover, Henrico,
Henry, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William,
Lancaster, Loudoun, Louisa, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northampton,
Northumberland, Nottoway, Orange, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Prince
Edward, Prince George, Prince William, Richmond, Roanoke (south of Interstate
81), Smyth (that part south of Interstate 81 and west of Route 16),
Southampton, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, Westmoreland, and York,
Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt,
Brunswick, Buchanan, Carroll, Charlotte, Craig, Culpeper, Dickenson, Floyd,
Franklin, Giles, Grayson (east of Route 16), Greene, Greensville, Highland,
Lee, Lunenburg, Madison, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Nelson, Page, Pulaski,
Rappahannock, Roanoke (west of I-81), Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Scott,
Shenandoah, Smyth (except for the part southeast of I-81 and west of State
Route 16), Tazewell, Warren, Washington (northwest of I-81), Wise, and Wythe
and in the cities Cities of Hampton, Newport News and Norfolk
Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach.
B. It shall be lawful to chase black bear with dogs, without
capturing or taking, from the Saturday prior to the third Monday in November
and for 14 days following, both dates inclusive, in the Counties of Amelia,
Appomattox, Buckingham, Brunswick, Campbell (east of the Norfolk Southern
Railroad), Charles City, Charlotte, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Greensville,
Halifax, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William,
Lancaster, Lunenburg, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, New Kent,
Northumberland, Nottoway, Pittsylvania (east of the Norfolk Southern Railroad),
Prince Edward, Prince George, Richmond, Southampton, Surry, Sussex,
Westmoreland, and York.
C. It shall be unlawful to have in possession a firearm, bow,
crossbow, or any weapon capable of taking a black bear while participating in
the bear hound training season. The meaning of "possession" for the
purpose of this section shall include having a firearm, bow, crossbow, or any
weapon capable of taking a black bear in or on one's person, vehicle, or
conveyance.
VA.R. Doc. No. R19-5908; Filed April 9, 2019, 2:23 p.m.
TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
BOARD OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES
Proposed Regulation
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: 4VAC15-90. Game: Deer (amending 4VAC15-90-10, 4VAC15-90-70,
4VAC15-90-80, 4VAC15-90-89, 4VAC15-90-90, 4VAC15-90-91, 4VAC15-90-293).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of the
Code of Virginia.
Public Hearing Information:
May 30, 2019 - 9 a.m. - Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228
Public Comment Deadline: May 15, 2019.
Agency Contact: Aaron Proctor, Regulations Coordinator,
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400,
Henrico, VA 23228, telephone (804) 367-8341, or email
aaron.proctor@dgif.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The proposed amendments (i) adjust deer bag limits within
management units across the Commonwealth and (ii) clarify prohibitions on
feeding cervids and transporting cervid parts in the Commonwealth.
4VAC15-90-10. Open season; generally.
A. It shall be lawful to hunt deer in the following
localities, including the cities and towns therein, during the following
seasons, all dates inclusive.
|
Locality
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Season
|
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Accomack County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Albemarle County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Alleghany County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
|
|
Amelia County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Amherst County (west of Business U.S. 29 from the James
River to its intersection with U.S. 29 just south of the Town of Amherst
continuing north on U.S. 29 to the Tye River) River, except on
national forest lands)
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
28 consecutive days following
|
|
Amherst County (national forest lands)
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for
14 consecutive days following
|
|
Amherst County (east of Business U.S. 29, as defined above)
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Appomattox County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Arlington County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Arlington County (antlerless deer only)
|
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the
first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in
January through the last Sunday in March
|
|
Augusta County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive
days following
|
|
Bath County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
|
|
Bedford County (except on national forest lands)
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
28 consecutive days following
|
|
Bedford County (national forest lands)
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for
14 consecutive days following
|
|
Bland County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
|
|
Botetourt County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
|
|
Brunswick County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Buchanan County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
|
|
Buckingham County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Campbell County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Caroline County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Carroll County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
|
|
Charles City County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Charlotte County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Chesapeake (City of)
|
October 1 through November 30
|
|
Chesterfield County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Clarke County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Craig County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive
days following
|
|
Culpeper County (except Chester F. Phelps Wildlife
Management Area)
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Culpeper County (Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management
Area)
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
|
|
Cumberland County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Dickenson County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
|
|
Dinwiddie County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Essex County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Fairfax County
|
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
|
|
Fairfax County (antlerless deer only)
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First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the
first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in
January through the last Sunday in March
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Fauquier County (except Chester F. Phelps Wildlife
Management Area)
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Fauquier County (Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management
Area)
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Floyd County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28
consecutive days following
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Fluvanna County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first
Saturday in January
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Franklin County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28
consecutive days following
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Frederick County (non-national forest lands)
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Frederick County (national forest lands)
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Giles County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Gloucester County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Goochland County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Grayson County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Greene County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Greensville County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Halifax County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Hanover County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Henrico County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Henry County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28
consecutive days following
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Highland County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Isle of Wight County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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James City County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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King and Queen County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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King George County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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King William County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Lancaster County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Lee County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Loudoun County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Loudoun County (antlerless deer only)
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First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the
first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in
January through the last Sunday in March
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Louisa County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Lunenburg County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Madison County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Mathews County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Mecklenburg County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Middlesex County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Montgomery County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Nelson County
(west of Route 151) 151, except on national forest lands)
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
28 consecutive days following
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Nelson County (national forest lands)
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for
14 consecutive days following
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Nelson County
(east of Route 151)
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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New Kent County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Northampton County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Northumberland County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Nottoway County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Orange County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Page County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Patrick County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28
consecutive days following
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Pittsylvania County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Powhatan County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Prince Edward County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Prince George County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Prince William County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Prince William County (antlerless deer only)
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First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the
first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in
January through the last Sunday in March
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Pulaski County (except on New River Unit of the Radford
Army Ammunition Plant adjacent to the Town of Dublin)
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Pulaski County (New River Unit of the Radford Army
Ammunition Plant adjacent to the Town of Dublin)
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Saturday prior to the second Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Rappahannock County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Richmond County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Roanoke County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Rockbridge County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Rockingham County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Russell County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Scott County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Shenandoah County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Smyth County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Southampton County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Spotsylvania County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Stafford County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Suffolk (City of)
(east of Dismal Swamp Line)
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October 1 through November 30
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Suffolk (City of)
(west of Dismal Swamp Line)
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Surry County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Sussex County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Tazewell County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Virginia Beach (City of)
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October 1 through November 30
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Warren County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Washington County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Westmoreland County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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Wise County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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Wythe County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14
consecutive days following
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York County
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Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the
first Saturday in January
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B. Except as provided in subsection A of this section, east
of the Blue Ridge Mountains deer may be hunted from the Saturday prior to the
third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates
inclusive, within the incorporated limits of any city or town that allows deer
hunting.
C. Except as provided in subsection A of this section, west
of the Blue Ridge Mountains deer may be hunted from the Saturday prior to the
third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following within the
incorporated limits of any city or town that allows deer hunting.
4VAC15-90-70. Archery hunting.
A. It shall be lawful to hunt deer during the early special
archery season with archery equipment or a slingbow from the first Saturday in
October through the Friday prior to the third Monday in November, both dates
inclusive.
B. In addition to the season provided in subsection A of this
section, it shall be lawful to hunt deer during the late special archery season
with archery equipment or a slingbow:
1. From the Sunday following the close of the general firearms
season on deer through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive, in
(i) in all cities, towns, and counties west of the Blue Ridge Mountains
(except Clarke County and on non-national forest lands in Frederick County);
(ii) in the Counties (including the cities and towns within) of Amherst (west
of Business U.S. 29 from the James River to its intersection with U.S. 29 just
south of the Town of Amherst continuing north on U.S. 29 to the Tye River),
Bedford, Franklin, Henry, Nelson (west of Route 151), and Patrick; (iii) on the
Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area; and (iv) on national forest lands
in Frederick County.
2. From December 1 through the first Saturday in January, both
dates inclusive, in the Cities of Chesapeake, Suffolk (east of the Dismal Swamp
Line), and Virginia Beach.
C. Deer of either sex may be taken full season during the
special archery seasons as provided in subsections A and B of this section (except
on PALS (Public Access Lands) in Dickenson County where it shall be unlawful to
take antlerless deer during the special archery seasons provided for in
subsections A and B of this section).
D. It shall be unlawful to carry firearms while hunting with
archery equipment during the special archery seasons, except that a
muzzleloading gun, as defined in 4VAC15-90-80, may be in the possession of a
properly licensed muzzleloading gun hunter when and where a special archery
deer season overlaps a special muzzleloading deer season.
E. It shall be unlawful to use dogs when hunting with archery
equipment during any special archery season, except that tracking dogs as
described in § 29.1-516.1 of the Code of Virginia may be used.
F. It shall be lawful to hunt antlerless deer during the
special urban archery season with archery equipment or a slingbow from the
first Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in
October, both dates inclusive, and from the Sunday following the first Saturday
in January through the last Sunday in March, both dates inclusive, within the
incorporated limits of any city or town in the Commonwealth (except on national
forest and department-owned lands) and counties with a human population density
of 300 persons per square mile or more (except on national forest and
department-owned lands), provided that its governing body submits by certified
letter to the department prior to April 1, its intent to participate in the
special urban archery season. Any city, town, or county no longer participating
in this season shall submit by certified letter to the department prior to
April 1 notice of its intent not to participate in the special urban archery
season. When consistent with the department's deer management objectives and
subject to the director's approval, a participating county may exclude from
this season a geographic area or areas by submitting a clear description
of such area or areas in a certified letter to the department prior to
April 1.
G. It shall be lawful to hunt antlerless deer during the
special urban archery season with archery equipment or a slingbow during dates
specified in subsection F of this section within the boundaries of any common
interest community as defined in § 55-528 of the Code of Virginia provided
that (i) the association submits by certified letter to the department prior to
July 1, the association's request to participate in the special urban archery
season and (ii) the department approves such request.
1. The special urban archery season will in no way
supersede any local ordinance, any restriction in the association's governing
documents, or the requirement to obtain a landowner's permission to hunt.
2. An association no longer participating in the special
urban archery season shall submit notice of the association's intent not to
participate in the special urban archery season. The association shall submit
the certified letter to the department prior to July 1.
3. At its discretion, the department may suspend or revoke
the special urban archery season in any association upon written notice to the
association.
For the purposes of this subsection,
"association" means the governing board or the authorized agent of
the governing board of an association of property owners, condominium unit
owners, or proprietary lessees.
G. H. It shall be lawful to hunt antlerless
deer during the special antlerless archery season with archery equipment or a
slingbow from the Monday following the last Sunday in March through the last
Sunday in April, both dates inclusive, in the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax,
Loudoun, and Prince William (including the cities and towns within).
4VAC15-90-80. Muzzleloading gun hunting.
A. It shall be lawful to hunt deer during the early special
muzzleloading season with muzzleloading guns from the Saturday prior to the
first Monday in November through the Friday prior to the third Monday in
November, both dates inclusive, in all cities, towns, and counties where deer
hunting with a rifle or muzzleloading gun is permitted, except in the cities
Cities of Chesapeake, Suffolk (east of the Dismal Swamp Line), and
Virginia Beach.
B. It shall be lawful to hunt deer during the late special
muzzleloading season with muzzleloading guns starting 21 consecutive days
immediately prior to and on the first Saturday in January:
1. In all cities, towns, and counties west of the Blue Ridge
Mountains (except Clarke County and on non-national forest lands in Frederick
County);
2. East of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Counties (including
the cities and towns within) of Amherst (west of Business U.S. 29 from the
James River to its intersection with U.S. 29 just south of the Town of Amherst
continuing north on U.S. 29 to the Tye River), Bedford, Franklin, Henry, Nelson
(west of Route 151), and Patrick;
3. On national forest lands in Frederick County; and
4. In the Cities of Chesapeake, Suffolk (east of the Dismal
Swamp Line), and Virginia Beach.
C. Deer of either sex may be taken during the entire early
special muzzleloading season east of the Blue Ridge Mountains unless otherwise
noted in this subsection:
1. Deer of either sex may be taken on the second Saturday only
of the early special muzzleloading season on state forest lands, state park
lands (except Occoneechee State Park), department-owned lands (except on Featherfin
and Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area) Areas), and
Philpott Reservoir.
2. Antlered bucks only—no either-sex deer hunting days during
the early special muzzleloading season on national forest lands in Amherst,
Bedford, and Nelson Counties.
D. Deer of either sex may be taken on the second Saturday
only during the early special muzzleloading season west of the Blue Ridge
Mountains unless otherwise noted in this subsection:.
1. Deer of either sex may be taken during the entire early
special muzzleloading season in Clarke and Floyd Counties and on private lands
in Botetourt, Carroll, Frederick, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke,
Rockingham (east of Routes 613 and 731), Scott, Shenandoah, and
Warren, and Wythe Counties.
2. Deer of either sex may be taken on the second Saturday
and the last five days of the early muzzleloading season on private lands in
Botetourt County.
3. 2. Antlered bucks only—no either-sex deer
hunting days during the early special muzzleloading season in Buchanan,
Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Tazewell, and Wise Counties and on national forest
lands in Alleghany, Bland, Craig, Frederick, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Page, Pulaski,
Rockingham, Scott, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties, and on
national forest and department-owned lands in Augusta, Bath, Botetourt,
Carroll, Highland (except Highland Wildlife Management Area), Roanoke,
Rockbridge, Smyth, Washington, and Wythe Counties and on Channels State Forest,
Grayson Highlands State Park, Hungry Mother State Park, and on private lands
west of Routes 613 and 731 in Rockingham County.
E. Deer of either sex may be taken during the last six days
of the late special muzzleloading season unless otherwise listed in this
subsection:
1. Deer of either sex may be taken full season during the
entire late special muzzleloading season in the Counties (including the cities
and towns within) of Amherst (west of Business U.S. 29 from the James River to
its intersection with U.S. 29 just south of the Town of Amherst continuing
north on U.S. 29 to the Tye River, except on national forest lands), Bedford
(except on national forest lands), Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Nelson (west of
Route 151, except on national forest lands), and Patrick and on private lands
in Botetourt, Carroll, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockingham
(east of Routes 613 and 731), Shenandoah, and Warren, and Wythe
Counties.
2. Deer of either sex may be taken the last day only during
the late special muzzleloading season in Alleghany, Bath, Dickenson, Highland,
Lee, Russell, Tazewell, and Wise Counties and on national forest lands in
Amherst, Bedford, Bland, Craig, Frederick, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Nelson,
Page, Pulaski, Rockingham, Scott, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties, and on
national forest and department-owned lands in Augusta, Botetourt, Carroll,
Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, Washington, and Wythe Counties and on private lands
west of Routes 613 and 731 in Rockingham County, Channels State Forest, and
Grayson Highlands State Park, and Hungry Mother State Park.
3. Antlered bucks only—no either-sex deer hunting days during
the late special muzzleloading season in Buchanan County.
F. Deer of either sex may be taken full season during the
special muzzleloading seasons within the incorporated limits of any city or
town in the Commonwealth that allows deer hunting except in the Cities of
Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach.
G. It shall be unlawful to hunt deer with dogs during any
special season for hunting with muzzleloading guns, except that tracking dogs
as described in § 29.1-516.1 of the Code of Virginia may be used.
H. A muzzleloading gun, for the purpose of this section,
means a single shot weapon, .45 caliber or larger, firing a single
projectile or sabot (with a .35 caliber or larger projectile) of the
same caliber loaded from the muzzle of the weapon and propelled by at
least 50 grains of black powder (or black powder equivalent or smokeless
powder).
I. It shall be unlawful to have in immediate possession any
firearm other than a muzzleloading gun while hunting with a muzzleloading gun
in a special muzzleloading season.
4VAC15-90-89. Earn a buck (EAB).
For the purposes of this section, the term "license
year" defines the period between July 1 and June 30 of the following year.
Albemarle County on private lands. During a license year,
it shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in
Albemarle County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands
in Albemarle County, and it shall be unlawful to take a third antlered deer on
private lands in Albemarle County prior to taking at least two antlerless deer
on private lands in Albemarle County.
Arlington County. During a license year, it shall be unlawful
to take a second antlered deer in Arlington County prior to taking at least two
antlerless deer in Arlington County, and it shall be unlawful to take a third
antlered deer in Arlington County prior to taking at least three antlerless
deer in Arlington County.
Bedford County on private lands. During a license year, it
shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in Bedford
County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands in Bedford
County, and it shall be unlawful to take a third antlered deer on private lands
in Bedford County prior to taking at least two antlerless deer on private lands
in Bedford County.
Clarke County on private lands. During a license year, it
shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in Clarke
County prior to taking at least one two antlerless deer on
private lands in Clarke County.
Culpeper County on private lands. During a license year,
it shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in
Culpeper County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands
in Culpeper County, and it shall be unlawful to take a third antlered deer on private
lands in Culpeper County prior to taking at least two antlerless deer on
private lands in Culpeper County.
Fairfax County. During a license year, it shall be unlawful
to take a second antlered deer in Fairfax County prior to taking at least two
antlerless deer in Fairfax County, and it shall be unlawful to take a third
antlered deer in Fairfax County prior to taking at least three antlerless deer
in Fairfax County.
Fauquier County on private lands. During a license year, it
shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in Fauquier
County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands in
Fauquier County, and it shall be unlawful to take a third antlered deer on
private lands in Fauquier County prior to taking at least two antlerless deer
on private lands in Fauquier County.
Floyd County on private lands. During a license year, it
shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in Floyd
County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands in Floyd
County.
Franklin County on private lands. During a license year,
it shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in
Franklin County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands
in Franklin County, and it shall be unlawful to take a third antlered deer on
private lands in Franklin County prior to taking at least two antlerless deer
on private lands in Franklin County.
Frederick County on private lands. During a license year, it
shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in Frederick
County prior to taking at least one two antlerless deer on
private lands in Frederick County.
Grayson County on private lands. During a license year, it
shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in Grayson
County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands in Grayson
County.
Hanover County on private lands. During a license year, it
shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in Hanover
County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands in Hanover
County, and it shall be unlawful to take a third antlered deer on private lands
in Hanover County prior to taking at least two antlerless deer on private lands
in Hanover County.
Henrico County on private lands. During a license year, it
shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in Henrico
County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands in Henrico
County, and it shall be unlawful to take a third antlered deer on private lands
in Henrico County prior to taking at least two antlerless deer on private lands
in Henrico County.
James City County on private lands. During a license year,
it shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in James
City County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands in
James City County, and it shall be unlawful to take a third antlered deer on
private lands in James City County prior to taking at least two antlerless deer
on private lands in James City County.
Loudoun County. During a license year, it shall be unlawful
to take a second antlered deer in Loudoun County prior to taking at least two
antlerless deer in Loudoun County, and it shall be unlawful to take a third
antlered deer in Loudoun County prior to taking at least three antlerless deer
in Loudoun County.
Montgomery County on private lands. During a license year, it
shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in Montgomery
County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands in
Montgomery County.
Prince George County on private lands. During a license
year, it shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in
Prince George County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private
lands in Prince George County, and it shall be unlawful to take a third
antlered deer on private lands in Prince George County prior to taking at least
two antlerless deer on private lands in Prince George County.
Prince William County except on Department of Defense lands.
During a license year, it shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer in
Prince William County (except on Department of Defense lands) prior to taking
at least two antlerless deer in Prince William County (except on Department of
Defense lands), and it shall be unlawful to take a third antlered deer in
Prince William County (except on Department of Defense lands) prior to taking
at least three antlerless deer in Prince William County (except on Department
of Defense lands).
Pulaski County on private lands. During a license year, it
shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in Pulaski
County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands in Pulaski
County.
Rappahannock County. During a license year, it shall be
unlawful to take a second antlered deer in Rappahannock County prior to taking
at least one antlerless deer in Rappahannock County, and it shall be unlawful
to take a third antlered deer in Rappahannock County prior to taking at least
two antlerless deer in Rappahannock County.
Roanoke County on private lands. During a license year, it
shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in Roanoke
County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands in Roanoke
County.
Shenandoah County on private lands. During a license year,
it shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in
Shenandoah County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands
in Shenandoah County.
Warren County on private lands. During a license year, it
shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in Warren
County prior to taking at least one two antlerless deer on
private lands in Warren County.
York County on private lands. During a license year, it
shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer on private lands in York
County prior to taking at least one antlerless deer on private lands in York
County, and it shall be unlawful to take a third antlered deer on private lands
in York County prior to taking at least two antlerless deer on private lands in
York County.
Cities and towns. During a license year in any town or city
(except Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach) east of the Blue Ridge
Mountains, it shall be unlawful to take a second antlered deer prior to taking
at least one antlerless deer in that town or city, and it shall be
unlawful to take a third antlered deer prior to taking at least two antlerless
deer in that town or city. During a license year in any town or city
west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, it shall be unlawful to take a second
antlered deer prior to taking at least one antlerless deer in that town or
city.
4VAC15-90-90. Bag limit, bonus deer permits and special
antlerless provision for youth hunters.
A. The bag limit for deer east of the Blue Ridge Mountains
(except on national forest lands in Amherst, Bedford, and Nelson Counties) is
two per day, six per license year, three of which must be antlerless unless
otherwise noted in this subsection.
1. The daily bag limit for deer is unlimited in the
Counties (including the cities and towns within) of Arlington, Fairfax,
Loudoun, and Prince William.
2. Only one deer per day may be taken on national forest
lands in Amherst, Bedford, and Nelson Counties.
3. Only one elk per day may be taken east of the Blue Ridge
Mountains.
B. The bag limit for deer west of the Blue Ridge Mountains and
on national forest lands in Amherst, Bedford, and Nelson Counties is one
two per day, five per license year, three of which must be antlerless
unless otherwise noted in this subsection.
1. The daily bag limit for deer is two per day on private
lands in the Counties (including the cities and towns within) of Clarke,
Frederick, Roanoke, Shenandoah, and Warren Only one deer per day may be
taken on national forest, department-owned, and department-managed lands west
of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
2. If a deer hunter kills two antlered bucks in a license year
in Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Highland, or Rockbridge, Rockingham, or
Shenandoah County, at least one of the antlered bucks must have at least
four antler points, one inch or longer, on one side of the antlers. This
subdivision shall not apply to any county designated by the department within
25 miles of a confirmed detection of Chronic Wasting Disease.
3. Only one elk per day may be taken west of the Blue Ridge
Mountains.
C. Except as noted in subsection E of this section,
antlerless deer may be taken only during designated either-sex deer hunting
days during the special archery seasons, special muzzleloading seasons, and the
general firearms season.
D. Bonus deer permits shall be valid on private land in
counties and cities where deer hunting is permitted (except Buchanan,
Dickenson, and Wise Counties) during the special archery seasons, special
muzzleloading seasons, and the general firearms season. Bonus deer permits
shall be valid on public lands, including state parks, state forests, national
wildlife refuges, military areas, etc., as authorized by the managing agency. Unless
otherwise posted or authorized in writing for wildlife management areas by the
department, or for national forest lands by the U.S. Forest Service, the use of
bonus permits is prohibited on department-owned and national forest lands.
Bonus deer permits shall be valid for antlerless deer only. Deer taken on bonus
permits shall count against the daily bag limit but are in addition to the
seasonal bag limit.
E. Deer hunters 15 years of age and under younger,
including those exempt from purchasing a hunting license and holders of an
apprentice hunting license, when in compliance with all applicable laws and
license requirements, may take one antlerless deer per license year on days
other than designated either-sex deer hunting days during the special muzzleloading
seasons or the general firearms season in all counties that have at least
one either-sex deer hunting day during the general firearms deer season.
4VAC15-90-91. General firearms season either-sex deer hunting
days.
A. During the general firearms deer season, deer of either
sex may be taken within:
Accomack County: full season.
Albemarle County: full season.
Alleghany County: the second Saturday and the last day.
-National forest lands: antlered bucks only—no either-sex
days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken the last
day.
Amelia County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13
days.
-Amelia WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last six
days.
Amherst County (east of Business U.S. 29 from the James River
to its intersection with U.S. 29 just south of the Town of Amherst continuing
north on U.S. 29 to the Tye River): the second and third Saturdays and the last
29 days.
Amherst County (west of Business U.S. 29 from the James River
to its intersection with U.S. 29 just south of the Town of Amherst continuing
north on U.S. 29 to the Tye River): full season.
-National forest lands: antlered bucks only—no either-sex
days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken the last
day.
Appomattox County: the second and third Saturdays and the last
six days.
-Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest: the second and third
Saturdays.
-Featherfin WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the
last 29 days full season.
Arlington County: full season.
Augusta County: the second Saturday and the last six days
full season.
-National forest and department-owned lands: antlered bucks
only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken
the last day.
Bath County: the second Saturday and the last day.
-National forest and department-owned lands: antlered bucks
only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken
the last day.
Bedford County: full season.
-National forest lands: antlered bucks only—no either-sex
days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken the last
day.
Bland County: the second Saturday and the last day.
-National forest lands: the second Saturday and the last day.
Botetourt County: full season.
-National forest and department-owned lands: antlered bucks
only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken
the last day.
Brunswick County: the second and third Saturdays and the last
six days.
Buchanan County: antlered bucks only—no either-sex days. Only
deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
Buckingham County: the second and third Saturdays and the last
six days.
-Horsepen Lake WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the
last six days.
-Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest: the second and third
Saturdays.
-Featherfin WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the
last 29 days full season.
Campbell County (east of Norfolk Southern Railroad):
the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
Campbell County (west of Norfolk Southern Railroad): full season.
Caroline County: the second and third Saturdays and the last
six days.
-Mattaponi WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last
six days.
Carroll County: full season.
-National forest and department-owned lands: the second
Saturday and the last day.
Charles City County: the second and third Saturdays and the
last 13 29 days.
-Chickahominy WMA: antlered bucks only—no either-sex days.
Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
Charlotte County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six
days.
Chesapeake (City of): the second and third Saturdays and the
last 13 days.
Chesterfield County: the second and third Saturdays and the
last six days.
Clarke County: full season.
Craig County: full season.
-National forest and department-owned lands: the second
Saturday and the last day.
Culpeper County: full season.
-Chester F. Phelps WMA: the second Saturday and the last day.
Cumberland County: the second and third Saturdays and the last
13 days.
-Cumberland State Forest: the second and third Saturdays.
Dickenson County: antlered bucks only—no either-sex days. Only
deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
Dinwiddie County: the second and third Saturdays and the last
six days.
Essex County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six
days.
Fairfax County: full season.
Fauquier County: full season.
-G. Richard Thompson WMA: the second Saturday and the last
day.
-Chester F. Phelps WMA: the second Saturday and the last day.
Floyd County: full season.
Fluvanna County: second and third Saturdays and the last 13
days.
Franklin County: full season.
-Philpott Reservoir: the second Saturday and the last six
days.
-Turkeycock Mountain WMA: the second Saturday and the last six
days.
Frederick County: full season.
-National forest lands: antlered bucks only—no either-sex
days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken the last
day.
Giles County: full season.
-National forest lands: the second Saturday and the last day.
Gloucester County: the second and third Saturdays and the last
six days.
Goochland County: the second and third Saturdays and the last
29 days.
Grayson County: full season.
-National forest lands and Grayson Highlands State Park: antlered
bucks only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be
taken the last day.
Greene County: full season.
Greensville County: the second and third Saturdays and the
last six days.
Halifax County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13
days.
Hanover County: full season.
Henrico County: full season.
Henry County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13
days.
-Fairystone Farms WMA, Fairystone State Park, and Philpott
Reservoir: the second Saturday and the last six days.
-Turkeycock Mountain WMA: the second Saturday and the last six
days.
Highland County: the second Saturday and the last day.
-National forest lands: antlered bucks only—no either-sex
days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken the last
day.
-Department-owned lands: the second Saturday and the last day.
Isle of Wight County: full season.
-Ragged Island WMA: antlered bucks only—no either-sex days.
Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
James City County: full season.
King and Queen County: the second and third Saturdays and the
last six days.
King George County: the second and third Saturdays and the
last 13 days.
King William County: the second and third Saturdays and the
last six days.
Lancaster County: the second and third Saturdays and the last
13 days.
Lee County: the second Saturday and the last two days.
-National forest lands: antlered bucks only—no either-sex
days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
Loudoun County: full season.
Louisa County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 29
days.
Lunenburg County: the second and third Saturdays and the last
six days.
Madison County: full season.
-Rapidan WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last 29
days.
Mathews County: the second and third Saturdays and the last
six days.
Mecklenburg County: the second and third Saturdays and the
last six days.
-Dick Cross WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last
six days.
Middlesex County: the second and third Saturdays and the last
six days.
Montgomery County: full season.
-National forest lands: the second Saturday and the last day.
Nelson County (east of Route 151): the second and third
Saturdays and the last 29 days.
-James River WMA: the second Saturday and the last six days.
Nelson County (west of Route 151): full season.
-National forest lands: antlered bucks only—no either-sex
days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken the last
day.
New Kent County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13
29 days.
Northampton County: full season.
Northumberland County: the second and third Saturdays and the
last 13 days.
Nottoway County: the second and third Saturdays and the last
six days.
Orange County: full season.
Page County: the second Saturday and the last two six
days.
-National forest lands: antlered bucks only—no either-sex
days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken the last
day.
Patrick County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13
days.
-Fairystone Farms WMA, Fairystone State Park, and Philpott
Reservoir: the second Saturday and the last six days.
Pittsylvania County (east of Norfolk Southern Railroad):
the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
-White Oak Mountain WMA: the second Saturday and the last day.
Pittsylvania County (west of Norfolk Southern Railroad):
full season.
Powhatan County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13
29 days.
-Powhatan WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13
days.
Prince Edward County: the second and third Saturdays and the
last six days.
-Briery Creek WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last
six days.
-Featherfin WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the
last 29 days full season.
-Prince Edward State Forest: the second and third Saturdays.
Prince George County: full season.
Prince William County: full season.
Pulaski County: full season.
-National forest lands: the second Saturday and the last day.
Rappahannock County: full season.
Richmond County: the second and third Saturdays and the last
13 days.
Roanoke County: full season.
-National forest and department-owned lands: antlered bucks
only-no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken
the last day.
Rockbridge County: the second Saturday and the last two days.
-National forest and department-owned lands: antlered bucks
only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken
the last day.
Rockingham County: full season.
-National forest lands: antlered bucks only—no either-sex
days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken the last
day.
-Private lands west of Routes 613 and 731: the last day.
Russell County: the second Saturday and the last two days.
Clinch Mountain WMA, Hidden
Valley WMA,
-Department-owned lands and the Channels State Forest:
antlered bucks only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the
hairline may be taken the last day.
Scott County: the second Saturday and the last six days.
-National forest lands: antlered bucks only—no either-sex
days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
Shenandoah County: full season.
-National forest lands: antlered bucks only—no either-sex
days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken the last
day.
Smyth County: the second Saturday and the last six days
full season.
-National forest lands, Clinch Mountain WMA, department-owned
lands, and Hungry Mother State Park: antlered bucks only—no either-sex
days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken the last
day.
Southampton County: full season.
Spotsylvania County: the second and third Saturdays and the
last 29 days.
Stafford County: full season.
Suffolk (east of the Dismal Swamp Line): the second and third
Saturdays and the last 13 days.
Suffolk (west of the Dismal Swamp Line): full season.
Surry County: full season.
-Carlisle and Stewart Tracts of the Hog Island WMA: antlered
bucks only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be
taken.
Sussex County: full season.
- Big Woods WMA (including the Parkers Branch Tract) and Big
Woods State Forest: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
Tazewell County: the second Saturday and the last two days.
-National forest and department-owned lands and
Clinch Mountain WMA: antlered bucks only—no either-sex days. Only deer
with antlers above the hairline may be taken the last day.
Virginia Beach (City of): the second and third Saturdays and
the last 13 days.
Warren County: full season.
-National forest lands: antlered bucks only—no either-sex
days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken the last
day.
Washington County: the second Saturday and the last six days.
-National forest lands, department-owned lands, Clinch
Mountain WMA, Hidden Valley WMA, and the Channels State Forest: antlered
bucks only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be
taken the last day.
Westmoreland County: the second and third Saturdays and the
last 13 days.
Wise County: antlered bucks only—no either-sex days. Only deer
with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
Wythe County: full season.
-National forest and department-owned lands and Big
Survey WMA: the second Saturday and the last day.
York County: full season.
B. Except as provided in the subsection A of this section,
deer of either sex may be taken full season during the general firearms deer
season within the incorporated limits of any city or town, state park, national
wildlife refuge, or military installation that allows deer hunting or within
any common interest community participating in the special urban archery season
according to provisions of 4VAC15-90-70.
4VAC15-90-293. Unauthorized cervid parts, excretions, and
carcass importation, movement, possession, and use.
A. For the purposes of this section and The
following words or terms, when used in 4VAC15-40-285, this section,
and 4VAC15-90-294, shall have the following meanings unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise:
"Cervid" means any member of the deer family
Cervidae, including but not limited to white-tailed deer, fallow deer,
sika deer, elk, and reindeer.
"Import" means to transport a carcass or carcass
parts, other than those outlined in subsection B of this section, into the Commonwealth
in such a manner that the carcass or carcass parts are removed from their place
of storage within a vehicle or other conveyance and placed or deposited within
the Commonwealth. Deer harvested on properties that span the Commonwealth's
boundary with an adjoining state shall not be considered imported.
B. No person shall import or possess any carcass or part of a
carcass of any member of the family Cervidae (deer) originating from an
enclosure intended to confine deer or elk or from any area designated by the
department as a carcass-restriction zone outside of the Commonwealth,
except that the following carcass parts may be imported and possessed:
1. Boned-out meat that is cut and wrapped;
2. Quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal
column or skull attached;
3. Hides or capes with no skull attached;
4. Clean (no meat or tissue attached) skulls or skull plates
with or without antlers attached;
5. Antlers (with no meat or tissue attached);
6. Upper canine teeth (buglers, whistlers, or ivories); and
7. Finished taxidermy products.
A legible label shall be affixed to packages or containers
containing the allowed carcass parts bearing the following information: the
species of animal, the state or province from where the animal originated, and
the name and address of the person who either killed or owned the
animal possesses the allowed parts in the Commonwealth.
C. Any person who imports into Virginia any deer carcass or
parts described in subsection A of this section and is notified that the animal
has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease must report the test results to
the department within 72 hours of receiving the notification. In order to
facilitate the proper disposal of any infected material, the department may take
into possession any imported carcass or carcass part of an animal if the animal
has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease.
D. No person shall transport any carcass or part of a carcass
of any cervid out of any area designated by the department as a disease containment
management area, except that the carcass parts enumerated in subsection
B of this section may be transported, and carcasses or parts may be transported
directly to locations designated by the department, provided that such
carcasses or parts are transported without unnecessary delay and secured within
a vehicle or vehicles during transit. Provisions of this section shall
not apply to employees of the department or another government agency, or
their designees, working in an official disease investigation or
management capacity.
E. No person shall for the purposes of taking or
attempting to take, attracting, or scouting any wild animal in Virginia possess
or use any substance or material that contains or purports to contain any
excretion collected from a cervid, including feces, urine, blood, gland oil, or
other bodily fluid.
VA.R. Doc. No. R19-5900; Filed April 9, 2019, 10:29 a.m.
TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
BOARD OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES
Proposed Regulation
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: 4VAC15-240. Game: Turkey (amending 4VAC15-240-10, 4VAC15-240-20,
4VAC15-240-31, 4VAC15-240-51; adding 4VAC15-240-32).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of the
Code of Virginia.
Public Hearing Information:
May 30, 2019 - 9 a.m. - Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228
Public Comment Deadline: May 15, 2019.
Agency Contact: Aaron Proctor, Regulations Coordinator,
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400,
Henrico, VA 23228, telephone (804) 367-8341, or email
aaron.proctor@dgif.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The proposed amendments adjust wild turkey seasons across
all management units in the Commonwealth.
4VAC15-240-10. Open season; generally.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in the sections
appearing in this chapter, it shall be lawful to hunt turkeys from 14
days immediately before the Saturday prior to the last first
Monday in October and for 13 days following November; on
Thanksgiving Day and the day before; on the Monday nearest December 2
through the last Saturday in December, both dates inclusive; and on the second
Saturday in January and for 14 days following.
4VAC15-240-20. Open season; certain counties and areas; Saturday
prior to the last Monday in October and for 13 days following, and on
Thanksgiving Day two-week season.
It shall be lawful to hunt turkeys on 14 days
immediately before the Saturday prior to the last first
Monday in October November and for 13 days following, and
on Thanksgiving Day in the counties Counties of Albemarle,
Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Greene, Highland, Madison, Page, Orange, and
Rockingham, and Warren.
4VAC15-240-31. Open season; certain counties and areas; Saturday
prior to the last Monday in October and for 13 days following, on Thanksgiving
Day, and on the Monday closest to December 2 and for 12 days following four-week
season.
It shall be lawful to hunt turkeys on 14 days
immediately before the Saturday prior to the last first
Monday in October and for 13 days following November, on
Thanksgiving Day and the day before, and on the Monday closest to
December 2 and for 12 days following in the counties Counties of
Accomack, Buchanan, Amelia, Charles City, Dinwiddie,
Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, King George,
Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northampton, Northumberland,
Powhatan, Prince George, Richmond, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, Westmoreland,
and York (except on Camp Peary), and the City of Suffolk.
4VAC15-240-32. Game: Turkey: open season; certain counties
and areas; six-week season.
It shall be lawful to hunt turkeys 14 days immediately
before the Saturday prior to the first Monday in November; on Thanksgiving Day
and the day before; on the Monday nearest December 2 and for 12 days following,
both dates inclusive; and on the second Saturday in January and for 14 days
following in the Counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buchanan,
Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Floyd, Fluvanna,
Frederick, Goochland, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, Louisa, Lunenburg,
Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Shenandoah,
Spotsylvania, Tazewell, and Warren.
4VAC15-240-51. Youth and apprentice hunter fall turkey hunting
weekend.
In counties, cities, and areas with a fall turkey season,
hunters 15 years of age and under younger and holders of an
apprentice hunting license may hunt turkey on the third second
Saturday in October and the following calendar day when in compliance with
applicable license requirements and when accompanied and directly supervised by
an adult who has a valid Virginia hunting license on his person or is exempt
from purchasing a hunting license. Adult hunters accompanying youth hunters or
apprentice license holders on these days may assist with calling turkey but
they shall not carry or discharge weapons. Youth and apprentice turkey hunters
are limited on this weekend to one turkey per hunter.
VA.R. Doc. No. R19-5915; Filed April 9, 2019, 2:30 p.m.
TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
BOARD OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES
Proposed Regulation
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 4VAC15-260-85; repealing 4VAC15-260-60,
4VAC15-260-70).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of the
Code of Virginia.
Public Hearing Information:
May 30, 2019 - 9 a.m. - Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228
Public Comment Deadline: May 15, 2019.
Agency Contact: Aaron Proctor, Regulations Coordinator,
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400,
Henrico, VA 23228, telephone (804) 367-8341, or email
aaron.proctor@dgif.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The proposed amendment prohibits non-riparian stationary
waterfowl blinds adjacent to state wildlife management areas or
department-managed properties, making the specific prohibitions in
4VAC15-260-60 and 4VAC15-260-70 unnecessary, therefore those sections are
repealed.
4VAC15-260-60. Blinds adjacent to Chickahominy Wildlife
Management Area. (Repealed.)
No license shall be issued for stationary waterfowl blinds
on Morris Creek and the Chickahominy River in Charles City County adjacent to
the Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area.
4VAC15-260-70. Blinds on Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management
Area. (Repealed.)
No stationary waterfowl blinds shall be licensed, and no
stationary or floating blind license shall be required for hunting waterfowl on
the Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management Area, or in, or on, the public waters
of the Chickahominy River, north of the New Kent-Charles City County line
adjacent thereto; provided, however, that 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.
4VAC15-260-85. Non-riparian blinds adjacent to
department-managed properties.
Non-riparian stationary waterfowl blinds shall not be
licensed or erected on the public waters adjacent to state wildlife management
areas or department-managed properties, unless otherwise specified in statute
or regulation, and waterfowl hunting within these areas will be permitted only
at locations and during times designated by the department. However,
non-riparian blinds that were properly licensed and erected adjacent to
properties the department owned or managed on June 30, 2019, are exempt from
this section, until such time that those licenses expire. 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. R19-5922; Filed April 9, 2019, 3:03 p.m.
TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
BOARD OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES
Proposed Regulation
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: 4VAC15-290. Game: Permits (amending 4VAC15-290-60).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of the
Code of Virginia.
Public Hearing Information:
May 30, 2019 - 9 a.m. - Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228
Public Comment Deadline: May 15, 2019.
Agency Contact: Aaron Proctor, Regulations Coordinator,
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400,
Henrico, VA 23228, telephone (804) 367-8341, or email
aaron.proctor@dgif.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The proposed amendment updates the department's Richmond
office mailing address.
4VAC15-290-60. Holding wild animals for exhibition purposes.
A. Where an exhibit is educational and purposeful in nature,
wild animals may be exhibited with a permit provided for in § 29.1-417 of
the Code of Virginia, under such restrictions and conditions as the board may
prescribe.
B. Elementary or secondary school teachers may possess and
display wildlife for educational purposes without a permit to exhibit wildlife,
provided that:
1. Notification of the display is made to the department by
mail to Permits Section, VDGIF, P.O. Box 11104, Richmond 3337,
Henrico, VA 23230-1104 23228-3337. This notification shall be
made within 48 hours of the beginning of the display, shall be updated any time
that additional wildlife is added to the display, and shall include:
a. Number and species of wildlife held for display;
b. Physical address of the location of the display; and
c. Duration for which the display is intended to be
maintained.
2. Species allowed to be possessed and displayed pursuant to
this subsection shall be limited to those species included in the List of
Native and Naturalized Fauna of Virginia, which is incorporated by reference in
4VAC15-20. In addition, in no case shall the following species be possessed and
displayed without a permit to exhibit wildlife:
a. Those species included on the list contained in
4VAC15-30-40, whether of native or exotic origin.
b. Fur-bearing animals as defined in § 29.1-100 of the Code of
Virginia.
c. Those species defined as nonnative or exotic animals
pursuant to 4VAC15-20-50.
d. Migratory birds protected by the federal Migratory Bird
Treaty Act (16 USC §§ 703-711).
e. Federal and state threatened and endangered species
pursuant to 4VAC15-20-130.
f. Nuisance species designated by § 29.1-100 of the Code of
Virginia or 4VAC15-20-160, or nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species designated
by § 29.1-571 of the Code of Virginia or 4VAC15-20-210.
g. Predatory or undesirable animals or birds for which a
permit is required by 4VAC15-30-20.
3. Any person bitten by mammalian wildlife must report the
injury to the local health department. The offending animal must be segregated
and housed separately from other animals and humans until the health department
is notified.
4. Wildlife must be confined under sanitary and humane
conditions that are appropriate for the species in captivity. All cages and
enclosures shall be locked at all times when wildlife is not under the
immediate control or direct supervision of the handler to prevent wildlife escape
and unauthorized contact with individuals.
5. No wildlife held, possessed, or displayed may be released
for any purpose without the written authorization of the department.
6. The department shall be notified within 24 hours of an
instance of wildlife sickness or disease or in the event of an escape.
7. Teachers possessing and displaying wildlife for educational
purposes in accordance with this section shall comply with all other local,
state, and federal laws and regulations pertaining to species possessed and
displayed.
VA.R. Doc. No. R19-5934; Filed April 9, 2019, 3:32 p.m.
TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
BOARD OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES
Proposed Regulation
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The
Board of Game and Inland Fisheries is claiming an exemption from the
Administrative Process Act pursuant to § 29.1-701 E of the Code of
Virginia, which provides that the board shall promulgate regulations to
supplement Chapter 7 (§ 29.1-700 et seq.) of Title 29.1 of the Code of
Virginia as prescribed in Article 1 (§ 29.1-500 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of
Title 29.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Title of Regulation: 4VAC15-400. Watercraft: Accident
and Casualty Reporting (amending 4VAC15-400-20).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-701 and 29.1-735 of the
Code of Virginia.
Public Hearing Information:
May 30, 2019 - 9 a.m. - Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228
Public Comment Deadline: May 15, 2019.
Agency Contact: Aaron Proctor, Regulations Coordinator,
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400,
Henrico, VA 23228, telephone (804) 367-8341, or email aaron.proctor@dgif.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The proposed amendment removes the reference to the
department's Richmond location, which is no longer accurate, and updates the
regulation with the headquarters reference.
4VAC15-400-20. Immediate notification of reportable accident.
When an accident occurs that requires a written report in
accordance with 4VAC15-400-30, the operator shall, without delay, by the
quickest means available, notify the department in Richmond, Virginia headquarters,
or the most immediately available member of the department, of:
1. The date, time, and exact location of the occurrence;
2. The major details of the accident including the name of
each person who died or disappeared;
3. The number and name of the vessel; and
4. The names and addresses of the owner and operator.
When the operator of a vessel cannot give the notice required
by the foregoing, each person, on board the vessel shall notify the department
or a member of its law-enforcement force, or determine that the notice has been
given.
VA.R. Doc. No. R19-5935; Filed April 9, 2019, 4:03 p.m.
TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS
Forms
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE:
Forms used in administering the regulation have been filed by the agency. The
forms are not being published; however, online users of this issue of the
Virginia Register of Regulations may click on the name of a form with a
hyperlink to access it. The forms are also available from the agency contact or
may be viewed at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations, 900 East Main
Street, 11th Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Titles of Regulations: 18VAC95-20. Regulations
Governing the Practice of Nursing Home Administrators.
18VAC95-30. Regulations Governing the Practice of Assisted
Living Facility Administrators.
Agency Contact: Corie Tillman Wolf, Executive Director,
Board of Long-Term Care Administrators, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300,
Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4546, or email corie.wolf@dhp.virginia.gov.
FORMS (18VAC95-20)
Nursing Home Administrator Application General Information
(rev. 9/08).
Nursing Home Administrator Application for Initial
Licensure (rev. 3/10).
License Verification Form (rev. 3/10).
Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training Application (rev.
3/10).
Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training – Notice of Change
of Status or Discontinuance (rev. 3/10).
Nursing Home Administrator Preceptor Application (rev.
3/10).
Nursing Home Administrator Application for Reinstatement
of License (rev. 3/10).
Nursing Home Administrator Application for Licensure by
Endorsement (rev. 3/10).
Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training Monthly Report
(rev. 4/10).
Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training Documentation of
Completion Form (rev. 3/10).
Domains of Practice (rev. 3/10).
Nursing Home Administrator Application - form available
online only at https://www.license.dhp.virginia.gov/apply/
Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training Application, online
form available at https://www.license.dhp.virginia.gov/apply/
Nursing
Home Administrator-in-Training Notice of Change of Status or Discontinuance
(rev. 3/2019)
Nursing Home Administrator Preceptor Application, online
form available at https://www.license.dhp.virginia.gov/apply/
Checklist
and Instructions for Nursing Home Administrator Reinstatement Application (rev.
3/2019)
Monthly
Report of Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training (rev. 3/2019)
Nursing
Home Administrator-in-Training Documentation of Completion Form (rev. 3/2019)
Proposed
AIT Program Training Plan Domains of Practice (rev. 3/2019)
Continued
Competency Activity and Assessment Form for Nursing Home Administrators (rev.
10/2014)
Continued
Education (CE) Credit Form for Voluntary Practice (eff. 2/2018)
FORMS (18VAC95-30)
Checklist for Endorsement or Credentials Application to
Practice as an Assisted Living Facility Administrator (rev. 3/10).
Checklist for Initial Licensure by Education to Practice
as an Assisted Living Facility Administrator (rev. 3/10).
Assisted Living Facility Administrator Application for
Licensure (rev. 3/10).
Assisted Living Facility Administrator
Administrator-in-Training Application (rev. 4/10).
Monthly Report of Assisted Living Facility
Administrator-in-Training (rev. 3/10).
Completion of Assisted Living Facility
Administrator-in-Training (rev. 3/10).
Endorsement Certification Form (rev. 8/07).
Assisted Living Facility Administrator Preceptor
Application (rev. 4/10).
Domains of Practice (rev. 11/09).
Assisted
Living Facility Administrators Education and Experience Matrix (rev. 3/2019)
Assisted Living Facility Administrator Application for
Licensure - form available online only at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nha/nha_forms.htm#alfa
Assisted Living Facility Administrator
Administrator-in-Training Application - form available online only at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nha/nha_forms.htm%23alfa
Monthly
Report of Assisted Living Facility Administrator-in-Training (rev. 3/2019)
Assisted
Living Facility Administrator-in-Training Documentation of Completion Form
(rev. 3/2019)
Assisted
Living Facility Administrator-in-Training Notice of Change of Status or
Discontinuance (rev. 3/2019)
Assisted Living Facility Administrator Preceptor Application
- form only available online at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nha/nha_forms.htm#alfa
Proposed
AIT Training Plan Domains of Practice (rev. 3/2019)
Checklist
and Instructions for Assisted Living Facility Administrator Reinstatement
Application (rev. 3/2019)
Checklist
and Instructions for Assisted Living Facility Administrator Preceptor
Reinstatement Application (rev. 3/2019)
Checklist
and Instructions for Acting Assisted Living Facility Administrator-in-Training
(rev. 3/2019)
Continuing
Competency Activity and Assessment Form for Assisted Living Facility
Administrators (rev. 9/2010)
Continuing
Education (CE) Credit Form for Volunteer Practice (eff. 2/2018)
Name/Address
Change Form (rev. 3/2019)
Request
for Verification of Virginia NHA or ALFA License (eff. 3/2019)
VA.R. Doc. No. R19-5868; Filed April 12, 2019, 8:56 a.m.
TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS
Forms
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE:
Forms used in administering the regulation have been filed by the agency. The
forms are not being published; however, online users of this issue of the
Virginia Register of Regulations may click on the name of a form with a
hyperlink to access it. The forms are also available from the agency contact or
may be viewed at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations, 900 East Main
Street, 11th Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Titles of Regulations: 18VAC95-20. Regulations
Governing the Practice of Nursing Home Administrators.
18VAC95-30. Regulations Governing the Practice of Assisted
Living Facility Administrators.
Agency Contact: Corie Tillman Wolf, Executive Director,
Board of Long-Term Care Administrators, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300,
Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4546, or email corie.wolf@dhp.virginia.gov.
FORMS (18VAC95-20)
Nursing Home Administrator Application General Information
(rev. 9/08).
Nursing Home Administrator Application for Initial
Licensure (rev. 3/10).
License Verification Form (rev. 3/10).
Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training Application (rev.
3/10).
Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training – Notice of Change
of Status or Discontinuance (rev. 3/10).
Nursing Home Administrator Preceptor Application (rev.
3/10).
Nursing Home Administrator Application for Reinstatement
of License (rev. 3/10).
Nursing Home Administrator Application for Licensure by
Endorsement (rev. 3/10).
Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training Monthly Report
(rev. 4/10).
Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training Documentation of
Completion Form (rev. 3/10).
Domains of Practice (rev. 3/10).
Nursing Home Administrator Application - form available
online only at https://www.license.dhp.virginia.gov/apply/
Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training Application, online
form available at https://www.license.dhp.virginia.gov/apply/
Nursing
Home Administrator-in-Training Notice of Change of Status or Discontinuance
(rev. 3/2019)
Nursing Home Administrator Preceptor Application, online
form available at https://www.license.dhp.virginia.gov/apply/
Checklist
and Instructions for Nursing Home Administrator Reinstatement Application (rev.
3/2019)
Monthly
Report of Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training (rev. 3/2019)
Nursing
Home Administrator-in-Training Documentation of Completion Form (rev. 3/2019)
Proposed
AIT Program Training Plan Domains of Practice (rev. 3/2019)
Continued
Competency Activity and Assessment Form for Nursing Home Administrators (rev.
10/2014)
Continued
Education (CE) Credit Form for Voluntary Practice (eff. 2/2018)
FORMS (18VAC95-30)
Checklist for Endorsement or Credentials Application to
Practice as an Assisted Living Facility Administrator (rev. 3/10).
Checklist for Initial Licensure by Education to Practice
as an Assisted Living Facility Administrator (rev. 3/10).
Assisted Living Facility Administrator Application for
Licensure (rev. 3/10).
Assisted Living Facility Administrator
Administrator-in-Training Application (rev. 4/10).
Monthly Report of Assisted Living Facility
Administrator-in-Training (rev. 3/10).
Completion of Assisted Living Facility
Administrator-in-Training (rev. 3/10).
Endorsement Certification Form (rev. 8/07).
Assisted Living Facility Administrator Preceptor
Application (rev. 4/10).
Domains of Practice (rev. 11/09).
Assisted
Living Facility Administrators Education and Experience Matrix (rev. 3/2019)
Assisted Living Facility Administrator Application for
Licensure - form available online only at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nha/nha_forms.htm#alfa
Assisted Living Facility Administrator
Administrator-in-Training Application - form available online only at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nha/nha_forms.htm%23alfa
Monthly
Report of Assisted Living Facility Administrator-in-Training (rev. 3/2019)
Assisted
Living Facility Administrator-in-Training Documentation of Completion Form
(rev. 3/2019)
Assisted
Living Facility Administrator-in-Training Notice of Change of Status or
Discontinuance (rev. 3/2019)
Assisted Living Facility Administrator Preceptor Application
- form only available online at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nha/nha_forms.htm#alfa
Proposed
AIT Training Plan Domains of Practice (rev. 3/2019)
Checklist
and Instructions for Assisted Living Facility Administrator Reinstatement
Application (rev. 3/2019)
Checklist
and Instructions for Assisted Living Facility Administrator Preceptor
Reinstatement Application (rev. 3/2019)
Checklist
and Instructions for Acting Assisted Living Facility Administrator-in-Training
(rev. 3/2019)
Continuing
Competency Activity and Assessment Form for Assisted Living Facility
Administrators (rev. 9/2010)
Continuing
Education (CE) Credit Form for Volunteer Practice (eff. 2/2018)
Name/Address
Change Form (rev. 3/2019)
Request
for Verification of Virginia NHA or ALFA License (eff. 3/2019)
VA.R. Doc. No. R19-5868; Filed April 12, 2019, 8:56 a.m.
TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Forms
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE:
Forms used in administering the regulation have been filed by the agency. The
forms are not being published; however, online users of this issue of the
Virginia Register of Regulations may click on the name of a form with a
hyperlink to access it. The forms are also available from the agency contact or
may be viewed at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations, 900 East Main
Street, 11th Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Title of Regulation: 18VAC112-20. Regulations
Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy.
Agency Contact: Corie Tillman Wolf, Executive Director,
Board of Physical Therapy, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA
23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4546, or email corie.wolf@dhp.virginia.gov.
FORMS (18VAC112-20)
Application for Licensure by Examination to Practice
Physical Therapy as a Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant (rev.
1/11)
Application for Licensure by Endorsement to Practice
Physical Therapy as a Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant (rev.
1/11)
Application for Reinstatement to Practice Physical Therapy
as a Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant (rev. 1/11)
Instructions - Licensure by Endorsement to Practice as a
Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant (Graduate of an
American/Approved Program) (rev. 1/11)
Instructions - Licensure by Endorsement to Practice as a
Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant (Graduate of a
Non-American/Non-Approved Program) (rev. 1/11)
Instructions - Licensure by Examination to Practice as a
Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant (Graduate of an
American/Approved Program) (rev. 2/10)
Instructions - Licensure by Examination to Practice as a
Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant (Graduate of an
Non-American/Non-Approved Program) (rev. 2/10)
Instructions - Reinstatement of Licensure to Practice as a
Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant (rev. 2/10)
Traineeship Application, Statement of Authorization (rev.
3/10)
Traineeship Application, Statement of Authorization
(1,000-hour traineeship) (rev. 3/10)
Traineeship Application, Statement of Authorization
(480-hour traineeship) (rev. 3/10)
Form L, Certificate of Physical Therapy Education (rev.
3/10)
Continued Competency Activity and Assessment Form (rev.
3/11)
480 Traineeship Completion Form (rev. 3/10)
Application for Direct Access Certification (rev. 1/11)
Instructions – Direct Access Certification (rev. 2/10)
Patient Attestation Form (rev. 7/07)
Application for Licensure by Examination to Practice
Physical Therapy as a Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant - form
available online only at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/PhysicalTherapy/physther_forms.htm
Application for Licensure by Endorsement to Practice
Physical Therapy as a Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant - form
available online only at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/PhysicalTherapy/physther_forms.htm
Application
for Reinstatement to Practice as a Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist
Assistant (rev. 4/2017)
Application
for Reinstatement after Disciplinary Action (rev. 4/2017)
Checklist
and Instructions for Application for Licensure by Endorsement to Practice
Physical Therapy (rev. 3/2018)
Checklist
and Instructions for Application for Licensure by Endorsement to Practice
Physical Therapy (Graduate of a Non-approved Program) (rev. 3/2018)
Checklist
and Instructions for Application for Licensure by Examination to Practice
Physical Therapy (rev. 3/2018)
Checklist
and Instructions for Application for Licensure by Examination to Practice
Physical Therapy (Graduate of a Non-Approved Program) (rev. 3/2018)
Instructions
- Reinstatement of Licensure to Practice as a Physical Therapist or Physical
Therapist Assistant (rev. 7/2017)
Trainee
Application Statement of Authorization (graduates awaiting examination results)
(rev. 4/2018)
Trainee
Application Statement of Authorization (1,000-hour traineeship) (rev. 6/2018)
Trainee
Application, Statement of Authorization (320-hour traineeship) (rev. 6/2018)
320
Hour Trainee Completion Form (rev. 6/2018)
Trainee
Application Statement of Authorization (160-hour traineeship) (rev. 6/2018)
160
Hour Traineeship Completion Form (rev. 6/2018)
Education
Authorization Form (rev. 2/2019)
Continuing
Competency Activity and Assessment Form (rev. 1/2015)
Continuing
Education (CE) Credit Form for Volunteer Practice (eff. 2/2018)
Application for Direct Access Certification - form
available online only at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/PhysicalTherapy/physther_forms.htm
Instructions
- Direct Access Certification by Experience (rev. 8/2016)
Instructions
- Direct Access Certification by Transitional Doctorate (rev. 6/2015)
Direct
Access Patient Attestation and Medical Release Form (eff. 5/2018)
Name/Address
Change Form (rev. 6/2018)
Request
for Verification of Virginia Physical Therapist License (rev. 6/2018)
VA.R. Doc. No. R19-5938; Filed April 12, 2019, 9:01 a.m.