Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-136 — Right of certain hunters to go on lands of another; carrying firearms or bows and arrows prohibited
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 5: Trespass to Realty, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-136
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
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.
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Is right of certain hunters to go on lands of another a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Right of certain hunters to go on lands of another is a class 4 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-136.
Which Virginia statute covers right of certain hunters to go on lands of another?
Right of certain hunters to go on lands of another is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-136 (Right of certain hunters to go on lands of another; carrying firearms or bows and arrows prohibited).
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