Virginia Administrative Code

Whenever it is impractical to expend within any county within one tax year 50% of the forest products tax collected on pine timber in that county, in any one tax year, as provided in § 58.1-1611 of the Forest Products Tax Act, the unexpended balance of the 50% of the total tax co…

Reforestation assistance is not authorized under the Reforestation Act for the planting of pine tree seedlings for Christmas trees as the primary crop, but Christmas trees may be severed from the stump from acres planted under the Reforestation Act and sold as thinnings when so r…

Tree seedlings planted on any acre under the provisions of the Reforestation Act shall not be removed from the soil with roots, bare or bagged, or removed in any manner and sold for outdoor ornamental or landscaping purposes. If the landowner violates the provisions of this chapt…

In the event that trees planted on any acre pursuant to the Reforestation Act are destroyed by fire, insects, disease, drought, wind or otherwise through no fault or negligence on the part of the owner of such acre, his agents or employees, to such an extent as to have no commerc…

The department may make incentive payments to landowners who have completed a component part of a reforestation project. The total partial payments made for one single project shall not exceed the limit of payments set forth in the Reforestation Act. The State Forester shall dete…

A. The department may from time to time and upon consultation with the board adjust the levels and manner of incentive payments to be offered to landowners for reforestation projects in accordance with the Reforestation Act. Those changes will be for one fiscal year and may not c…

In the interpretation of the Reforestation of Timberlands Regulations, their provisions shall be construed as follows: 1. Terms in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. 2. Terms in the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter. 3. Requirements or prohibi…

Reforestation assistance shall be available with respect to all privately owned forest lands within the boundaries of the Commonwealth of Virginia except as hereinafter provided. Statutory Authority§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.

Reforestation assistance shall be available only for the preparation of land for reforestation with commercially valuable species of pine, and for reforesting land suitable for growing timber with commercially valuable species of pine. Statutory Authority§ 10.1-1101 of the Code o…

In addition to those acres to which the Reforestation Act does not apply pursuant to the provisions of § 10.1-1171 of the Reforestation Act, reforestation assistance shall not be available with respect to the following: 1. Any acre on which there are present 400 or more well dist…

The board and the State Forester are authorized, within the 500-acre maximum provided in § 10.1-1171 of the Reforestation Act, to determine, from year to year, the number of acres belonging to any one owner for which reforestation assistance shall be made available. Statutory Aut…

The type of forest practices qualifying for reforestation assistance shall include any method approved by the board and State Forester designed to: 1. Prepare land for reforestation. 2. Reforest land. 3. Conduct post-reforestation cultural treatments.Statutory Authority§ 10.1-110…

After expiration of the number of years that the eight pine trees are required, pursuant to the Seed Trees Act (§ 10.1-1162 et seq. of the Code of Virginia), to be left standing following the date of cutting of the timber, and after release of the tract to the owner, reforestatio…

The board and the State Forester are authorized from time to time to determine the type and quantity of necessary equipment required to carry out the provisions of the Reforestation Act. Statutory Authority§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Administrative Process Act" means Chapter 1.1:1 (§ 9-6.14:1 et seq.) of Title 9 of the Code of Virginia. "Agency" means the Department of G…

A. The procedures in 4VAC15-10-30 of this chapter shall be used for soliciting the input of interested persons in the initial formation and development, amendment or repeal of regulations in accordance with the Administrative Process Act. This chapter does not apply to regulation…

A. The agency shall establish and maintain a list or lists consisting of persons expressing an interest in the adoption, amendment or repeal of regulations. Any person wishing to be placed on any list may do so by writing the agency. In addition the agency, at its discretion, may…

A. All regulatory actions for which a NOIRA has been published in The Virginia Register of Regulations prior to May 4, 1994, shall be processed in accordance with the agency's emergency Public Participation Guidelines (VR 325-05-1), which are effective from June 18, 1993, until J…

It shall be lawful to use dogs for retrieving doves during the open season for hunting same. Statutory Authority§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.

There shall be a continuous closed season for hunting and trapping fishers. Statutory Authority§ 29.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.

It shall be unlawful to hunt foxes with dogs on the George Washington/Jefferson National Forest and on the Gathright, Goshen, G. Richard Thompson, Highland, Little North Mountain and Rapidan Wildlife Management Areas except during the period when it is lawful to hunt foxes with f…

Except as otherwise provided with the specific exceptions provided in this chapter, it shall be lawful to hunt red foxes with firearms from November 1 through the last day in February, both dates inclusive.Statutory Authority§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.

Except as otherwise provided with the specific exceptions provided in this chapter, it shall be lawful to hunt gray foxes with firearms from January 1 through the last day in February, both dates inclusive.Statutory Authority§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.

Continuous closed season in certain areas. It shall be unlawful to shoot foxes in the following counties, or parts thereof, at any time: Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier (except within the confines of the Quantico Marine Reservation), Loudoun, Louisa and Rappahannock. Statut…

The bag limit for hunting gray fox shall be one per hunting party, individual or organized, taken between noon of one day and noon the following day.Statutory Authority§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.

(Repealed.)

Except as otherwise specifically provided by local legislation and with the specific exceptions provided in the sections appearing in this chapter, it shall be lawful to trap foxes from November 15 through the last day of February, both dates inclusive. Statutory Authority§§ 29.1…

It shall be unlawful to trap foxes in the counties of Clarke (except on the G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area), Fauquier (except on the Chester F. Phelps and G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Areas), Loudoun and Rappahannock. Statutory Authority§§ 29.1-501 and 29…

Notwithstanding any other provision of these sections, foxes may be trapped anywhere for the purpose of controlling rabies upon request of the State Department of Health. Statutory Authority§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.

(Repealed.)

A landowner may kill or have killed red foxes at any time on the landowner's land. Provided further that a landowner may kill or have killed gray foxes at any time on the landowner's land, but only when a gray fox is causing damage to crops or property or is posing a threat to hu…

It shall be unlawful to use dogs for the hunting of foxes during the open season for hunting deer on the Gathright, Goshen, Highland and Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Areas and within the boundaries of the George Washington/Jefferson National Forest. Statutory Authori…

Except as otherwise specifically provided in the sections appearing in this chapter, it shall be lawful to hunt grouse from the Saturday prior to the last Monday in October through the second Saturday in February both dates inclusive. Statutory Authority§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 o…

The bag limit for hunting grouse shall be three a day. Statutory Authority§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.

There shall be continuous closed season for the hunting or shooting of grouse in all counties and portions of counties lying east of U.S. Route I-95. Statutory Authority§§ 29.1-501, 29.1-502 and 29.1-701 of the Code of Virginia.

(Repealed.)

Except as otherwise specifically provided in the sections appearing in this chapter, it shall be lawful to trap mink from December 1 through the last day of February, both dates inclusive. Statutory Authority§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.

(Repealed.)

(Repealed.)

It shall be lawful to trap muskrat from December 1 through the last day of February, both dates inclusive, except there shall be a continuous open season to trap muskrat within the incorporated limits of any city or town in the Commonwealth and in the counties of Arlington, Chest…

(Repealed.)

(Repealed.)

(Repealed.)

It shall be lawful to hunt opossum from October 15 through March 10, both dates inclusive. Statutory Authority§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.

(Repealed.)

(Repealed.)

It shall be lawful to trap opossum from November 15 through the last day of February, both dates inclusive, except there shall be a continuous open season to trap opossum within the incorporated limits of any city or town in the Commonwealth; in the Counties of Arlington, Chester…