The following local ordinances apply in Danville City:
- Sec. 40-5. - Archery hunting seasons. (reference)
Archery deer hunting is permitted within the city limits by licensed hunters during an approved Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Urban Archery Season. In addition to the urban archery season, archery deer hunting is also allowed during the early archery deer season, the general firearms deer season, and the late archery deer season. Licensed archery deer hunters must abide by all applicable sections of the Virginia State Code and Virginia Hunting Regulations (including bag limits and tagging/checking requirements). It shall be unlawful and a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person, while hunting deer during the City of Danville's Archery Season, to violate any of the following additional city restrictions:
(a) Any person discharging a bow shall, at all times, while engaged in such activity, have in his possession written permission from the landowner(s) to discharge such a weapon on his premises;
(b) No person shall discharge a bow from, over, or across any street, sidewalk, alley, roadway, or public land or public place within the city limits or toward any building or dwelling in such a manner that an arrow may strike it;
(c) No person may discharge a bow unless from an elevated position of at least ten feet above the ground.(Ord. No. 2006-04.09, 4-4-06; Ord. No. 2007-10.01, 10-2-07)
- Sec. 40-7. - Transporting a loaded rifle or shotgun. (reference)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to transport, possess or carry a loaded shotgun or loaded rifle in any vehicle on any public street, road, or highway within the City. Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(b) The Director of the Police Division shall notify the Director of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries by registered mail prior to May 1, 1993, of the provisions of sections 40-5 through 40-7 [Ordinance No. 92-10.2].
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to duly authorized law enforcement officers or military personnel in the performance of their lawful duties, nor to any person who reasonably believes that a loaded rifle or shotgun is necessary for his personal safety in the course of his employment or business.
(Ord. No. 92-10.2, 10-6-92)
- Sec. 40-17. - Discharge of air gun, blow gun, gravel shooter, etc. (reference)
No person shall shoot any air gun, blow gun, gravel shooter, slingshot or any other type of missile-throwing device, which is capable of doing injury to persons or property, at any place within the City. A violation of this section shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to the following:
(1) Any ROTC student who is required to shoot an air gun or pellet gun as part of his training; provided, this is done in the presence of, and under the supervision of, the ROTC instructor and/or his assistant at a site designated for this purpose by said instructor and approved by the Chief of Police.
(2) Any person who shoots any missile-throwing device, such as the air gun, pellet gun or archery equipment, in the presence of, and under the supervision of, the operator, owner or designee of a facility designed for such use and approved by the Chief of Police.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any person may shoot a BB gun, commonly referred to as the Classic Daisy or similar BB gun, which is designed and manufactured to permit only one (1) pump per shot; provided, however, that it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge such a BB gun from or across any street, sidewalk, alley or public road within the limits of the City or on or across any public land. The projectile from any such gun cannot leave the private property on which it was discharged.
(Code 1962, ยง 17-5.2; Ord. No. 93-1.7, 1-5-93)