Virginia Administrative Code

A. The following words or terms, when used in 4VAC15-40-285, this section, and 4VAC15-90-294, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Cervid" means any member of the deer family Cervidae, including white-tailed deer, fallow deer, sika de…

A. For the purposes of this section: "Juvenile" means any cervid less than one year of age on December 31 of the current calendar year. "Adult" means any cervid greater than one year of age on December 31 of the current calendar year. B. No person permitted by the department to r…

(Repealed.)

(Repealed.)

(Repealed.)

A. Open season. Except as otherwise provided by 4VAC15-90-510, it shall be lawful to hunt elk of either sex during (i) the general firearms deer seasons as prescribed by 4VAC15-90-10 and 4VAC15-90-23, (ii) the special archery seasons as prescribed by 4VAC15-90-70, and (iii) the s…

A. It shall be lawful to hunt elk within the Elk Management Zone from the second Saturday in October through the following Friday, both dates inclusive. B. The seasonal bag limit for elk shall be one per season as prescribed on the special elk hunting license. The department shal…

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to destroy the identity of the sex of any harvested elk unless and until requirements outlined in this section are met. Successful elk hunters are allowed to dismember the carcass to pack it out from the place of kill as long as evidence of …

A. The dates for the application period to enter the random drawing for a special elk hunting license shall be published by the department and be no less than 30 days in duration. Individuals selected for special elk hunting licenses via the random drawing shall be notified no le…

A. Upon receipt of a valid Landowner License Program application from a landowner within the Elk Management Zone, the director or the director's designee shall verify the application materials and have sole discretion in enrolling the property in the Landowner License Program. Th…

A. For the purposes of this section, the following words or terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Individual, cooperators, or wildlife conservation organizations" means those people or entities whose mission is to promote and en…

(Repealed.)

A. It shall be lawful to hunt deer during the early special archery season with archery equipment or a slingbow from the first Saturday in October through the Friday prior to the third Monday in November, both dates inclusive. B. In addition to the season provided in subsection A…

A. It shall be lawful to hunt deer during the early special muzzleloading season with muzzleloading guns from the Saturday prior to the first Monday in November through the Friday prior to the third Monday in November, both dates inclusive, in all cities, towns, and counties wher…

(Repealed.)

A. For the purposes of this section, the term "license year" means the period between July 1 and June 30 of the following year. B. Within a license year and within in each individual county listed in this subsection, a hunter must have taken at least one antlerless deer on privat…

A. The bag limit for deer east of the Blue Ridge Mountains (except on national forest lands in Amherst, Bedford, and Nelson Counties) is two per day, six per license year, three of which must be antlerless unless otherwise noted in this subsection. 1. The daily bag limit for deer…

A. During the general firearms deer season, deer of either sex may be taken within: Accomack County: full season. Albemarle County: full season. Alleghany County: the second Saturday, second Friday, and third Saturday. -National forest lands: the last day. Amelia County: the seco…

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the conservation of fisheries resources in a manner consistent with balanced uses of the marine resources of Virginia. Statutory Authority§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

It shall be unlawful to use a haul seine, gill net, or stationary net of any kind, in the waters of Broad and Linkhorn Bays during the months of December, January, February, March and April of each year. Statutory Authority§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violatio…

The purpose of this chapter is to promote the welfare of the seafood industry by conserving the hard clam resource and the habitat necessary for continued health and productivity of the hard clam and other marine resources. Statutory Authority§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

It shall be unlawful for any person to dig, take, catch or harvest hard clams from the subaqueous soil owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia on the seaside of Accomack and Northampton Counties by hydraulic methods, or by the operation of a motor boat in such a manner that the har…

As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violatio…

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the conservation of submerged aquatic vegetation in Chincoteague Bay and adjacent waters of the Commonwealth. Statutory Authority§ 28.2-201 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: "Areas of submerged aquatic vegetation" means those areas which contain any of the aquatic plant species listed below: Zostera marina (eelgras…

It shall be unlawful for any person to use or have overboard any dredge in any areas of submerged aquatic vegetation or within 218 yards (200 meters) of any areas of submerged aquatic vegetation within those waters of Chincoteague Bay and Assateague Channel and Bay which are boun…

As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violatio…

The purpose of this chapter is to conserve and protect beds of bay scallops in Virginia waters until such time this resource can support a sustainable fishery. Statutory Authority§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

The following term when used in this regulation shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Bay scallop" means any scallop of the species Argopecten irradians. Statutory Authority§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to take, harvest, possess or attempt to take or harvest any bay scallop from Virginia waters, except as described in subsection B of this section. B. It shall be lawful to take or possess hatchery raised bay scallops from any aquaculture fac…

As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violatio…

To date 28,507 acres of ungranted state lands have been identified in Accomack and Northampton Counties. These ungranted state lands, which include state-owned beaches, marshes, meadowlands, commons, and other coastal lands, constitute a fragile and dynamic natural coastal resour…

A. Location and boundaries. This management plan covers 28,507 acres of ungranted state lands on Virginia's Eastern Shore. 27,722 acres are located on the seaside between the barrier islands and the mainland. 785 acres are located on the bayside. Although most of these lands are …

A. Physical features. 1. Introduction. The Eastern Shore of Virginia lies on the Atlantic Coastal Plain where the geology is characterized by layers of unconsolidated sediments (sand, silt, gravel) over deeply buried bedrock. Marshes and some other wetland types contain significa…

A. Management policies. Most of the ungranted state lands addressed by this plan are wetlands. It has long been the public policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia to preserve wetlands and to prevent their despoliation and destruction and to accommodate necessary economic developme…

The purpose of this chapter is to cap and control effort in the commercial crab fisheries. Statutory Authority§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

A. For any lawful crab fishery season, commercial licenses for crab pot, peeler pot, crab scrape, crab trap, ordinary trot line, patent trot line, and dip net shall be sold only to those registered commercial fishermen who have been determined by the commission to be eligible to …

(Repealed.)

(Repealed.)

The commission hereby establishes December 17, 2007, as the control date for management of all blue crab fisheries in Virginia. Participation by any individual in a commercial crab fishery after the control date will not be considered in the calculation or distribution of crabbin…

As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violatio…

The purpose of this regulation is to enhance the physical security of bridge and tunnel complexes located in waters of the Commonwealth of Virginia. This regulation is part of a comprehensive plan to protect the public, environment and economic interests from sabotage and other s…

A. Pursuant to § 28.2-106.2 of the Code of Virginia, the following restricted areas are established adjacent to all bridge and tunnel complexes located in waters of the Commonwealth of Virginia including those that are privately owned. The restricted areas associated with this re…

Any person violating the provisions of this regulation shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Statutory Authority§§ 28.2-201, 28.2-507 and 28.2-518 of the Code of Virginia.

The purpose of this chapter is to enhance the physical security of the Huntington Ingalls Industries/Newport News Shipbuilding Company and is part of a comprehensive plan to protect the public, environment, and economic interests from sabotage and other subversive acts, accidents…