{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-520","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 29.1-520","heading":"Times for hunting","body":"A. Nonmigratory game birds and game animals may be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Bears may be hunted without capturing or taking from 4:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. during bear hound training season.B. Fur-bearing animals and nuisance species of birds and animals may be hunted by day or by night, except that muskrats may be hunted by day only.C. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.Code 1950, §§ 29-141, 29-142; 1962, c. 469; 1974, c. 302; 1987, c. 488; 1989, c. 421; 2008, c. 31; 2012, cc. 69, 226.","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/29.1-520/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:24Z","sha256":"50e0eb89effffcbc1a39fb780fcc81472df073a9352db3d58db9230d55498437","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-519","next":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-521"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}