{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-527","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 29.1-527","heading":"Counties, cities or towns may prohibit hunting near public schools and county, city, town or regional parks","body":"The governing body of any county, city or town may prohibit by ordinance, shooting or hunting with a firearm, or prohibit hunters from traversing an area while in possession of a loaded firearm, within 100 yards of any property line of a public school or a county, city, town or regional park. The governing body may, in such ordinance, provide that any violation thereof shall be a Class 4 misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall give any county, city or town the authority to enforce such an ordinance on lands within a national or state park or forest, or wildlife management area.1985, c. 485, § 29-144.5:1; 1987, c. 488.","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/29.1-527/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:24Z","sha256":"fb9d35a47169177b26d4fed4e04d3373364af23fc0060af31792e6eec29459a7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-526","next":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-527.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}