The following local ordinances apply in King and Queen County:
- Sec. 6-5. - Hunting. (reference)
(a) It shall be unlawful to hunt with a rifle larger than .22 caliber, except that rifles of larger caliber may be used for hunting groundhogs and coyotes outside the general firearms season, and that muzzle loading rifles are permitted during any authorized firearms season for the hunting of game animals except for the hunting of turkeys during the spring gobbler season.
(b) Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
(Ord. of 7-1-1989, arts. 1, 2; Ord. of 6-13-2005; Amend. of 5-11-2015(2))
State Law reference— Authority to prohibit hunting in certain areas, Code of Virginia, § 15.2-1210.