A. For the
purposes of this section, the term "license year" means the period between July
1 and June 30 of the following year.
B. Within a license year and within in each
individual county listed in this subsection, a hunter must have taken at least
one antlerless deer on private lands in that county before taking a second
antlered deer on private lands in that county. In those counties listed in this
subsection east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a hunter must have taken at least
two antlerless deer on private lands in that county before taking a third
antlered deer on private lands in that county.
The counties subject to the provisions of this subsection are
Accomack, Albemarle, Amherst (west of Route 29), Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt,
Carroll, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Floyd, Franklin, Frederick, Grayson,
Greene, Hanover, Henrico, James City, Madison, Montgomery, Orange, Page, Prince
George, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Roanoke, Rockingham (east of Routes 613 and
731), Shenandoah, Stafford, Warren, Wythe, and York.
C. Within a license year and within each
individual county listed in this subsection, a hunter must have taken at least
one antlerless deer in that county before taking a second antlered deer in that
county. A hunter must also have taken at least two antlerless deer in that
county before taking a third antlered deer in that county.
The counties subject to the provisions of this subsection are
Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William (except on Department of
Defense lands).
D. Within a
license year and within any city or town, except the cities of Chesapeake,
Suffolk, and Virginia Beach, a hunter must have taken at least one antlerless
deer in that city or town before taking a second antlered deer in that city or
town. In those cities and towns east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a hunter must
have taken at least two antlerless deer in that city or town before taking a
third antlered deer in that city or town.
E. The Earn A Buck Program does not apply to
the Cities of Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach.
Notes
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Va. Admin. Code §
15-90-89
Derived from Virginia
Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. August 15, 2013; Amended,
Virginia
Register Volume 31, Issue 25, eff. 8/1/2015; Amended,
Virginia
Register Volume 33, Issue 23, eff.
8/1/2017; Amended,
Virginia
Register Volume 35, Issue 22, eff.
8/1/2019; Amended,
Virginia
Register Volume 37, Issue 22, eff.
7/1/2021; Errata,
38:13 VA.R. 2075 February 14, 2022; Amended,
Virginia
Register Volume 39, Issue 24, eff.
7/17/2023.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
