Va. Code § 29.1-520

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 29.1-520 - Times for hunting

A. Nonmigratory game birds and game animals may be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Bears may be hunted without capturing or taking from 4:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. during bear hound training season.

B. Fur-bearing animals and nuisance species of birds and animals may be hunted by day or by night, except that muskrats may be hunted by day only.

C. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.

Va. Code § 29.1-520

Code 1950, §§ 29-141, 29-142; 1962, c. 469; 1974, c. 302; 1987, c. 488; 1989, c. 421; 2008, c. 31; 2012, cc. 69, 226.

Amended by Acts 2012, § cc. 69, 226.

Amended by Acts 2008, § c. 31.

Amended by Acts 1989, § c. 421.

Amended by Acts 1987, § c. 488.

Amended by Acts 1974, § c. 302.

Amended by Acts 1962, § c. 469.