{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-528.2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 29.1-528.2","heading":"Local tree stand ordinance; disabled hunter exempt","body":"While hunting during any established open hunting season and in accordance with other laws and regulations, a hunter shall be exempt from any local ordinance requiring hunting from an elevated platform or tree stand if he (i) possesses a valid hunting license and is permanently disabled, as defined in § 58.1-3217 and as attested to by a licensed physician on a form provided by the Department and carried on the hunter's person while hunting, or (ii) holds a lifetime disabled or disabled veterans license under § 29.1-302, 29.1-302.02, or 29.1-302.03 or subsection C of § 29.1-302.1.The exemption provided by this section shall apply only to a hunter whose permanent disability, as attested to by a licensed physician pursuant to the provisions of this section or as accepted by the Director pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of § 29.1-302.1, is based on a physical impairment or deformity.2018, c. 836.","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/29.1-528.2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:24Z","sha256":"8e3745a6d3019d23a6aabe70c5bf115d850259691a1ebe56b81c671882caba80","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-528.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-529"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}