The following local ordinances apply in Charles City County:
- Sec. 32-11 - Use of rifles for hunting (reference)
(a) During the prescribed open seasons for the hunting of deer, rifles which are muzzle-loading may be used to hunt and kill deer, provided that such use shall comply with all applicable state and local laws and regulations. The hunting of deer with any other rifle is expressly prohibited.
(b) Other than as set out above, the use of a rifle of a caliber larger than .22 rimfire is prohibited, except that larger caliber rifles may be used between March 1 and August 31 to hunt and kill groundhogs.
(c) Anyone who violates this section will be guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor and may be fined as provided in section 1-13
(Ord. of 8-14-1990(2), §§ 16-1, 16-2; Ord. of 1-24-2006; Ord. of 4-22-2008)
State law reference— Authority to adopt this section on limitation on use of rifles, Code of Virginia, § 29.1-528.