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2016 Code of Virginia
Title 29.1 - Game, Inland Fisheries and Boating
Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws
§ 29.1-517. Trapping and shooting of fur-bearing animals during closed season

VA Code § 29.1-517 (2016) What's This?

A landowner may trap or shoot fur-bearing animals upon his own land during closed season when these animals are causing damage to crops or property, or are posing a threat to human health or safety, or are otherwise causing a nuisance.

Code 1950, ยง 29-139; 1964, c. 207; 1987, c. 488; 2004, c. 421; 2007, c. 87; 2013, c. 349.

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