The following local ordinances apply in Campbell County:
- Sec. 16-13.2 - Hunting on or within the ditchlines of highways (reference)
It shall be unlawful to hunt, with a firearm, on or within the ditchlines of any primary or secondary highway in Campbell County.
For the purposes of this section, the term “hunt” shall not include the necessary crossing of highways for the bona fide purpose of going into or leaving a lawful hunting area.
For state law authority, see Va. Code §29.1-526. See also Va. Code §15.2-1209.1.
Cross references: For state law prohibiting shooting of firearm, crossbow, slingbow, arrowgun, or bow and arrow in or across road or in street, see Va. Code §18.2-286. For state law prohibiting shooting from vehicles so as to endanger persons, see Va. Code §18.2-286.1. For state law authorizing counties to prohibit the outdoor shooting of firearms or arrows from bows in certain more heavily populated areas, see Va. Code §15.2-1209. For state law authorizing localities to regulate the use of pneumatic guns, see Va. Code §15.2-915.4. For state law authorizing counties to prohibit shooting of compound bows, crossbows, slingbows, arrowguns, longbows, and recurve bows in a manner that can reasonably be expected to result in the impact of the arrow upon the property of another without permission from the owner, tenant or feeholder of the property, see Va. Code §15.2-916. For state law authorizing counties to prohibit hunting near public schools and/or public parks, see Va. Code §29.1-527.