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However, the regulations promulgated by the Board shall not allow Sunday operation in Augusta County, or in any county or city which prohibits Sunday operation by ordinance.\n\t\t\t\tPrior to obtaining a license from the Board to operate a commercially operated controlled shooting area, an applicant shall (i) notify adjoining landowners of the proposed use and (ii) obtain approval from the governing body of the county, city or town that such activity is permitted under existing ordinances. The requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) shall only apply to applications filed on or after July 1, 1993, for commercially operated controlled shooting area licenses issued under Chapter 6 of this title and shall not apply to existing preserve licenses or renewals issued for the shooting of pen-raised game birds.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212414,"text":"The following nonmigratory game birds may be hunted during prescribed open seasons:\n\t\t\tBirds introduced by the Board.\n\t\t\tBobwhite quail.\n\t\t\tGrouse.\n\t\t\tPheasants.\n\t\t\tTurkey.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":212415,"text":"The following provisions shall also be applicable to the raising and hunting of the particular nonmigratory game bird species listed:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":212416,"text":"The Board may issue a permit to raise or purchase pheasants which shall entitle the permittee to release pheasants raised or purchased by him on land owned or leased by him, and such pheasants may be hunted under rules and regulations promulgated by the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":212417,"text":"The Board may open the season, including Sunday operation, on pen-raised game birds on controlled shooting areas licensed under Chapter 6 (&#xA7; 29.1-600 et seq.) of this title under regulations as may be promulgated by the Board. However, the regulations promulgated by the Board shall not allow Sunday operation in Augusta County, or in any county or city which prohibits Sunday operation by ordinance.\n\t\t\t\tPrior to obtaining a license from the Board to operate a commercially operated controlled shooting area, an applicant shall (i) notify adjoining landowners of the proposed use and (ii) obtain approval from the governing body of the county, city or town that such activity is permitted under existing ordinances. The requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) shall only apply to applications filed on or after July 1, 1993, for commercially operated controlled shooting area licenses issued under Chapter 6 of this title and shall not apply to existing preserve licenses or renewals issued for the shooting of pen-raised game birds.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13514,"edition_id":1,"name":"Hunting and Trapping","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13513,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:06","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:06","permalink":{"id":193019,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13514,"identifier":"2","token":"29.1\/5\/2","url":"\/29.1\/5\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13513,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wildlife and Fish Laws","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12934,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:06","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:06","permalink":{"id":192967,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13513,"identifier":"5","token":"29.1\/5","url":"\/29.1\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12934,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating","identifier":"29.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":192277,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12934,"identifier":"29.1","token":"29.1","url":"\/29.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":57566,"structure_id":13514,"section_number":"29.1-510","catch_line":"Big game; 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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 1954, chapter 228; in 1956, chapter 375; in 1960, chapter 590; in 1987, chapter 488; in 1993, chapter 87; in 2007, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0813\">813<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":84314,"section_number":"29.1-600","catch_line":"Licenses for shooting preserves","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-600\/"}],"permalink":{"id":193037,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57989,"identifier":"29.1-514","token":"29.1\/5\/2\/29.1-514","url":"\/29.1-514\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-514\/","token":"29.1\/5\/2\/29.1-514","dublin_core":{"Title":"Nonmigratory game birds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-514","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The following <span class=\"dictionary\">nonmigratory game birds<\/span> may be hunted during prescribed <span class=\"dictionary\">open seasons<\/span>:\n\t\t\tBirds introduced by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>.\n\t\t\tBobwhite quail.\n\t\t\tGrouse.\n\t\t\tPheasants.\n\t\t\tTurkey. <a id=\"paragraph-212414\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-514\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The following provisions shall also be applicable to the raising and hunting of the particular nonmigratory game bird species listed: <a id=\"paragraph-212415\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-514\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a permit to raise or purchase pheasants which shall entitle the permittee to release pheasants raised or purchased by him on land owned or leased by him, and such pheasants may be hunted under rules and <span class=\"dictionary\">regulations<\/span> promulgated by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-212416\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-514\/#B1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may open the season, including Sunday operation, on pen-raised game birds on controlled shooting areas licensed under Chapter 6 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Licenses for shooting preserves\" href=\"\/29.1-600\/\">29.1-600<\/a> et seq.) of this title under <span class=\"dictionary\">regulations<\/span> as may be promulgated by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. However, the <span class=\"dictionary\">regulations<\/span> promulgated by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall not allow Sunday operation in Augusta County, or in any county or city which prohibits Sunday operation by <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span>.\n\t\t\t\tPrior to obtaining a license from the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> to operate a commercially operated controlled shooting area, an applicant shall (i) notify adjoining landowners of the proposed use and (ii) obtain approval from the governing body of the county, city or town that such activity is permitted under existing <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinances<\/span>. The requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) shall only apply to applications filed on or after July 1, 1993, for commercially operated controlled shooting area licenses issued under Chapter 6 of this title and shall not apply to existing preserve licenses or renewals issued for the shooting of pen-raised game birds. <a id=\"paragraph-212417\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-514\/#B2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNONMIGRATORY GAME BIRDS (\u00a7 29.1-514)\n\nA. The following nonmigratory game birds may be hunted during prescribed open\nseasons:\n\t\t\tBirds introduced by the Board.\n\t\t\tBobwhite quail.\n\t\t\tGrouse.\n\t\t\tPheasants.\n\t\t\tTurkey.\n\nB. The following provisions shall also be applicable to the raising and hunting\nof the particular nonmigratory game bird species listed:\n\n   1. The Board may issue a permit to raise or purchase pheasants which shall\n   entitle the permittee to release pheasants raised or purchased by him on land\n   owned or leased by him, and such pheasants may be hunted under rules and\n   regulations promulgated by the Board.\n\n   2. The Board may open the season, including Sunday operation, on pen-raised\n   game birds on controlled shooting areas licensed under Chapter 6 (&#xA7;\n   29.1-600 et seq.) of this title under regulations as may be promulgated by the\n   Board. However, the regulations promulgated by the Board shall not allow\n   Sunday operation in Augusta County, or in any county or city which prohibits\n   Sunday operation by ordinance.\n   \t\t\t\tPrior to obtaining a license from the Board to operate a commercially\n   operated controlled shooting area, an applicant shall (i) notify adjoining\n   landowners of the proposed use and (ii) obtain approval from the governing\n   body of the county, city or town that such activity is permitted under\n   existing ordinances. The requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) shall only apply\n   to applications filed on or after July 1, 1993, for commercially operated\n   controlled shooting area licenses issued under Chapter 6 of this title and\n   shall not apply to existing preserve licenses or renewals issued for the\n   shooting of pen-raised game birds.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 29-136; 1954, c. 228; 1956, c. 375; 1960, c. 590; 1987,\nc. 488; 1993, c. 87; 2007, c. 813.","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}}