[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of Northumberland County as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Firearms — See Ch. 72.
[Adopted 4-19-1992]
Pursuant to § 29.1-526 of the Code
of Virginia, the hunting or attempting to hunt with a firearm of any
game bird or game animal while such hunting or attempting to hunt
is on any primary or secondary highway (right-of-way) of Northumberland
County, Virginia, is prohibited, and that any violation hereof shall
be a Class 3 misdemeanor.
The term "hunt" or "attempt to hunt" shall not
include the necessary crossing of such highways for the bona fide
purpose of going into or leaving a lawful hunting area.
[Adopted 4-9-1992; amended in its entirety 8-13-1998]
[Amended 4-13-2006]
Pursuant to § 29.1-528 of the Code
of Virginia, it shall be unlawful to hunt in Northumberland County
with a rifle of a caliber larger than .22 caliber rimfire except as
hereinafter permitted.
[Amended 7-14-2016]
This article permits the hunting of groundhogs
with a rifle larger than .22 rimfire between March 1 and August 31
and the hunting of coyotes with a rifle of a caliber larger than .22
rimfire except during the general firearm season.
A.
This article further permits the use of muzzle-loading
rifles during any special muzzle-loading season as prescribed by the
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
B.
This article further permits the use of muzzle-loading
rifles during the general season for deer, provided that the muzzle
loading rifle:
Any violation of this article shall be punishable
as a Class 3 misdemeanor.
