{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-517","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 29.1-517","heading":"Trapping and shooting of fur-bearing animals during closed season","body":"A landowner may trap or shoot fur-bearing animals upon his own land during closed season when these animals are causing damage to crops or property, or are posing a threat to human health or safety, or are otherwise causing a nuisance.Code 1950, § 29-139; 1964, c. 207; 1987, c. 488; 2004, c. 421; 2007, c. 87; 2013, c. 349.","path":["Title 29.1. Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating","Chapter 5. WILDLIFE AND FISH LAWS","Article 2. HUNTING AND TRAPPING"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/29.1-517/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:24Z","sha256":"2f28274e1b05f85893b3c57e518c46cf48f96dd10c57859211c9cfc1ca14d91e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-516.2","next":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-518"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}