§ 18.2-136 — Right of certain hunters to go on lands of another; carrying firearms or bows and arrows prohibited

Virginia § 18.2-136

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 18.2: CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
• Ch. 5: CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
• Art. 5: TRESPASS TO REALTY

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Fox hunters and coon hunters, when the chase begins on other lands, may follow their dogs on prohibited lands, and hunters of all other game, when the chase begins on other lands, may go upon prohibited lands to retrieve their dogs, falcons, hawks, or owls but may not carry firearms or bows and arrows on their persons or hunt any game while thereon. The use of vehicles to retrieve dogs, falcons, hawks, or owls on prohibited lands shall be allowed only with the permission of the landowner or his agent. Any person who goes on prohibited lands to retrieve his dogs, falcons, hawks, or owls pursuant to this section and who willfully refuses to identify himself when requested by the landowner or his agent to do so is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Code 1950, § 29-168; 1964, c. 600; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1988, c. 593; 1991, cc. 317, 327; 2007, cc. 145, 658; 2011, c. 191.