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The use of vehicles to retrieve dogs, falcons, hawks, or owls on prohibited lands shall be allowed only with the permission of the landowner or his agent. Any person who goes on prohibited lands to retrieve his dogs, falcons, hawks, or owls pursuant to this section and who willfully refuses to identify himself when requested by the landowner or his agent to do so is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":221922,"text":"Fox hunters and coon hunters, when the chase begins on other lands, may follow their dogs on prohibited lands, and hunters of all other game, when the chase begins on other lands, may go upon prohibited lands to retrieve their dogs, falcons, hawks, or owls but may not carry firearms or bows and arrows on their persons or hunt any game while thereon. The use of vehicles to retrieve dogs, falcons, hawks, or owls on prohibited lands shall be allowed only with the permission of the landowner or his agent. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 600; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1988, chapter 593; in 1991, chapters 317 and 327; in 2007, chapters 145<\/a> and 658<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 191<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76989,"section_number":"18.2-119","catch_line":"Trespass after having been forbidden to do so; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-119\/"},{"id":58224,"section_number":"29.1-338","catch_line":"Revocation of license and privileges; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-338\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":165647,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60709,"identifier":"18.2-136","token":"18.2\/5\/5\/18.2-136","url":"\/18.2-136\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-136\/","token":"18.2\/5\/5\/18.2-136","dublin_core":{"Title":"Right of certain hunters to go on lands of another; carrying firearms or bows and arrows prohibited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-136","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Fox hunters and coon hunters, when the chase begins on other lands, may follow their dogs on prohibited lands, and hunters of all other game, when the chase begins on other lands, may go upon prohibited lands to retrieve their dogs, falcons, hawks, or owls but may not carry firearms or bows and arrows on their persons or hunt any game while thereon. The use of vehicles to retrieve dogs, falcons, hawks, or owls on prohibited lands shall be allowed only with the permission of the landowner or his agent. Any person who goes on prohibited lands to retrieve his dogs, falcons, hawks, or owls pursuant to this section and who willfully refuses to identify himself when requested by the landowner or his agent to do so is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRIGHT OF CERTAIN HUNTERS TO GO ON LANDS OF ANOTHER; CARRYING FIREARMS OR BOWS\nAND ARROWS PROHIBITED (\u00a7 18.2-136)\n\nFox hunters and coon hunters, when the chase begins on other lands, may follow\ntheir dogs on prohibited lands, and hunters of all other game, when the chase\nbegins on other lands, may go upon prohibited lands to retrieve their dogs,\nfalcons, hawks, or owls but may not carry firearms or bows and arrows on their\npersons or hunt any game while thereon. The use of vehicles to retrieve dogs,\nfalcons, hawks, or owls on prohibited lands shall be allowed only with the\npermission of the landowner or his agent. Any person who goes on prohibited\nlands to retrieve his dogs, falcons, hawks, or owls pursuant to this section and\nwho willfully refuses to identify himself when requested by the landowner or his\nagent to do so is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 29-168; 1964, c. 600; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1988, c. 593;\n1991, cc. 317, 327; 2007, cc. 145, 658; 2011, c. 191.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}