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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

4VAC15-270-20: Rifles prohibited in hunting bear and deer in certain counties and cities

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  1. Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
  2. Agency 15. Department of Wildlife Resources
  3. Chapter 270. Game: Firearms

Except as otherwise provided in 4VAC15-270-30 of this chapter or by local ordinance, it shall be unlawful to use a rifle of any caliber for the hunting of bear and deer in the counties of Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, New Kent, Southampton and Sussex and in the City of Chesapeake ; however, nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of muzzleloading guns, as described in 4VAC15-90-80 F, for hunting deer during the late special muzzleloading deer season in the City of Chesapeake.

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