4 Va. Admin. Code § 15-50-11 - 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:

Location	Season
Accomack County	Closed
Albemarle County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Alleghany County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Amelia County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Amherst County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Appomattox County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Arlington County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Augusta County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Bath County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Bedford County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Bland County	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.
Botetourt County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Brunswick County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Buchanan County	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.
Buckingham County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Campbell County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Caroline County	Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Carroll County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Charles City County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Charlotte County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Chesapeake (City of)	October 1 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Chesterfield County	Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Clarke County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Craig County	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.
Culpeper County	Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Cumberland County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Dickenson County	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.
Dinwiddie County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Essex County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Fairfax County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Fauquier County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Floyd County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Fluvanna County	Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Franklin County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Frederick County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Giles County	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.
Gloucester County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Goochland County	Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Grayson County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Greene County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Greensville County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Halifax County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Hanover County	Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Henrico County	Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Henry County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Highland County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Isle of Wight County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
James City County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
King and Queen County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
King George County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
King William County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Lancaster County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Lee County	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.
Loudoun County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Louisa County	Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Lunenburg County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Madison County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Mathews County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Mecklenburg County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Middlesex County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Montgomery County(southeast of I-81)	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Montgomery County (northwest of I-81)	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.
Nelson County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
New Kent County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Northampton County	Closed
Northumberland County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Nottoway County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Orange County	Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Page County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Patrick County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Pittsylvania County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Powhatan County	Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Prince Edward County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Prince George County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Prince William County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Pulaski County (southeast of I-81)	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Pulaski County (northwest of I-81)	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.
Rappahannock County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Richmond County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Roanoke County	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.
Rockbridge County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Rockingham County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Russell County	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.
Scott County	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.
Shenandoah County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Smyth County (southeast of I-81)	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Smyth County (northwest of I-81)	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.
Southampton County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Spotsylvania County	Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Stafford County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Suffolk (City of)	October 1 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Surry County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Sussex County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Tazewell County	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.
Virginia Beach (City of)	October 1 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Warren County	The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Washington County (southeast of I-81)	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Washington County(northwest of I-81)	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.
Westmoreland County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Wise County	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.
Wythe County (southeast of I-81)	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.
Wythe County (northwest of I-81)	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.
York County	Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.

B. Notwithstanding provisions of subsection A of this section, bears may be hunted from the first Saturday in October through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive, within the incorporated limits of any town or city that allows bear hunting.

Notes

4 Va. Admin. Code § 15-50-11

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 27, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2011; amended, Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. August 15, 2013; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 24, eff. 8/1/2014; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 23, eff. 8/1/2017; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 23, eff. 8/1/2019; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 24, eff. 7/17/2023.

Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.