The following local ordinances apply in Poquoson City:
- Sec. 54-202. - Discharge of pneumatic guns and firearms generally. (reference)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a pneumatic gun or firearm from land or any boat, barge, skiff, or other similar vessel along, across or toward, or within 300 yards of any paved public street, highway or road or any building in the city except as provided for in Code of Virginia § 15.2-915.4(b).
(b) The discharge or use of a rifle, except for a .22 caliber rim fire, is hereby prohibited within the city limits.
(c) The use of muzzle-loading rifles during the prescribed open seasons for the hunting of game species is permitted in the city; provided, however, that the use of such muzzle-loading rifle shall be only from a stand located at least ten feet in elevation above the ground; provided, however, that the requirement that the use of such muzzle-loading rifle be from a stand located at least ten feet in elevation above the ground shall be expressly inapplicable to all legally handicapped persons.
(d) A violation of this section shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 1475, § 1, 11-12-2013)
- Sec. 54-207. - Hunting with firearms. (reference)
It shall be unlawful to hunt in the City of Poquoson in violation of Code of Virginia § 29.1-526.
(Ord. No. 1475, § 1, 11-12-2013)