The following local ordinances apply in Nelson County:
- Sec. 8-1. - Hunting near primary and secondary highways. (reference)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or have in his possession while on any part of a public highway within the county a loaded rifle or shotgun when such person is not authorized to hunt on the private property on both sides of the highway along which he is standing or walking.
(b) Any person violating this section shall be liable to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each such violation.
(c) All law enforcement officers authorized to act as such within the county shall have the power to enforce this section, including but not limited to all duly appointed and acting game wardens.
(d) "Loaded rifle or shotgun" as used in this section is defined as a rifle or shotgun with ammunition within the action chamber, magazine or clip which is within or on the rifle or shotgun.
(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons carrying loaded firearms in moving vehicles nor to persons acting at the time in defense of persons or property.
(Res. of 4-12-83)
State Law reference— Shooting firearms or hunting in heavily populated areas, Code of Virginia, §§ 15.1-518, 15.1-518.1; carrying loaded firearms on public highways, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-287; hunting or trapping near primary and secondary highways, Code of Virginia, § 29.1-526.