The following local ordinances apply in Dinwiddie County:
- Sec. 15-3. - Hunting; discharge of firearms; exceptions. (reference)
(a) It shall be unlawful and a Class 3 misdemeanor for any person to hunt with a rifle of a caliber larger than .22 in the county, except
(1) In the hunting of groundhogs (woodchucks) between March 1 and August 31; and
(2) In the hunting of coyotes for the entire calendar year; and
(3) In the hunting of game species with a muzzle-loading rifle during the prescribed open seasons for the hunting of game species as established by the
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries; provided, however, (i) the use of such muzzle-loading rifle in the hunting of deer may only be from a stand located
at least ten feet in elevation above the ground; and (ii) "accelerator" cartridges are strictly prohibited from use in conjunction with said muzzle-loading
weapons; and
(4) Rifles of a larger caliber may be used to hunt from a stand elevated at least ten feet from the ground.(b) It shall be unlawful and a Class 4 misdemeanor to discharge a firearm within 100 yards of any public school.
(Code 1970, § 12-2; Ord. of 3-6-91; Ord. of 9-4-96; Ord. of 5-4-04; Ord. of 1-18-11, § 1; Ord. of 4-18-17 [A-17-2], § (1))
Editor's note— For special act authorizing county to adopt above section, see Acts, 1964, Ch. 59.
Cross reference— Penalty for Class 1 misdemeanor, § 1-11; animals and fowl, Ch. 4.