4 Va. Admin. Code § 15-40-281

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 10, December 30, 2024

Section 4VAC15-40-281 - Unauthorized feeding of bear, deer, or turkey on national forest lands and department-owned lands

It shall be unlawful to place or direct the placement of, deposit, distribute, or scatter food or salt capable of attracting or being eaten by bear, deer, or turkey on national forest lands or on department-owned lands without the written authorization of the Director of the Department of Wildlife Resources or his the director's designee. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the disposal of food in trash receptacles provided by the U.S. Forest Service on national forest lands or by the department on department-owned lands.

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 15, Issue 19, eff. July 7, 1999; Amended from Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 05, eff. 1/1/2021.

Statutory Authority: 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294, and 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.