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The forfeiture shall be enforced as provided in Chapter 22.1 (&#xA7; 19.2-386.1 et seq.) of Title 19.2. The officer or other person seizing the property shall immediately give notice to the attorney for the Commonwealth.B\n\nThe court may revoke the current hunting license and privileges of a person hunting any game bird or game animal in a manner that constitutes a violation of &#xA7; 18.2-286. The court may prohibit that person from hunting for a period of one to five years. If found hunting during this prohibited period, the person shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Notification of such revocation or prohibition shall be forwarded to the Department pursuant to subsection C of &#xA7; 18.2-56.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":200994,"text":"Any firearm, crossbow, slingbow, arrowgun, or bow and arrow used by any person to hunt any game bird or game animal in a manner which violates &#xA7; 18.2-286 may, upon conviction of such person violating &#xA7; 18.2-286, be forfeited to the Commonwealth by order of the court trying the case. The forfeiture shall be enforced as provided in Chapter 22.1 (&#xA7; 19.2-386.1 et seq.) of Title 19.2. The officer or other person seizing the property shall immediately give notice to the attorney for the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":200995,"text":"The court may revoke the current hunting license and privileges of a person hunting any game bird or game animal in a manner that constitutes a violation of &#xA7; 18.2-286. The court may prohibit that person from hunting for a period of one to five years. If found hunting during this prohibited period, the person shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Notification of such revocation or prohibition shall be forwarded to the Department pursuant to subsection C of &#xA7; 18.2-56.1.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"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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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 322 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0018\">18<\/a>; in 2010, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0183\">183<\/a>; in 2012, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0283\">283<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0756\">756<\/a>; in 2017, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0530\">530<\/a>; in 2018, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0557\">557<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0558\">558<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":58111,"section_number":"18.2-286","catch_line":"Shooting in or across road or in street","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-286\/"},{"id":75271,"section_number":"18.2-56.1","catch_line":"Reckless handling of firearms; reckless handling while hunting","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-56.1\/"},{"id":68052,"section_number":"19.2-386.1","catch_line":"Commencing an action of forfeiture","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":193081,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54761,"identifier":"29.1-521.2","token":"29.1\/5\/2\/29.1-521.2","url":"\/29.1-521.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-521.2\/","token":"29.1\/5\/2\/29.1-521.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Violation of \u00a7 18.2-286 while hunting; revocation of license and privileges","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-521.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">firearm<\/span>, crossbow, slingbow, arrowgun, or bow and arrow used by any person to hunt any <span class=\"dictionary\">game<\/span> bird or <span class=\"dictionary\">game<\/span> animal in a manner which violates &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Shooting in or across road or in street\" href=\"\/18.2-286\/\">18.2-286<\/a> may, upon <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span> of such person violating &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Shooting in or across road or in street\" href=\"\/18.2-286\/\">18.2-286<\/a>, be forfeited to the Commonwealth by <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> trying the case. The forfeiture shall be enforced as provided in Chapter 22.1 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Commencing an action of forfeiture\" href=\"\/19.2-386.1\/\">19.2-386.1<\/a> et seq.) of Title 19.2. The officer or other person seizing the property shall immediately give notice to the attorney for the Commonwealth. <a id=\"paragraph-200994\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-521.2\/#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 <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> may revoke the current hunting license and <span class=\"dictionary\">privileges<\/span> of a person hunting any <span class=\"dictionary\">game<\/span> bird or <span class=\"dictionary\">game<\/span> animal in a manner that constitutes a violation of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Shooting in or across road or in street\" href=\"\/18.2-286\/\">18.2-286<\/a>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> may prohibit that person from hunting for a period of one to five years. If found hunting during this prohibited period, the person shall be guilty of a Class 2 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. Notification of such <span class=\"dictionary\">revocation<\/span> or prohibition shall be forwarded to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> pursuant to subsection C of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Reckless handling of firearms; reckless handling while hunting\" href=\"\/18.2-56.1\/\">18.2-56.1<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-200995\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-521.2\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIOLATION OF \u00a7 18.2-286 WHILE HUNTING; REVOCATION OF LICENSE AND PRIVILEGES (\u00a7\n29.1-521.2)\n\nA. Any firearm, crossbow, slingbow, arrowgun, or bow and arrow used by any\nperson to hunt any game bird or game animal in a manner which violates &#xA7;\n18.2-286 may, upon conviction of such person violating &#xA7; 18.2-286, be\nforfeited to the Commonwealth by order of the court trying the case. The\nforfeiture shall be enforced as provided in Chapter 22.1 (&#xA7; 19.2-386.1 et\nseq.) of Title 19.2. The officer or other person seizing the property shall\nimmediately give notice to the attorney for the Commonwealth.\n\nB. The court may revoke the current hunting license and privileges of a person\nhunting any game bird or game animal in a manner that constitutes a violation of\n&#xA7; 18.2-286. The court may prohibit that person from hunting for a period of\none to five years. If found hunting during this prohibited period, the person\nshall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Notification of such revocation or\nprohibition shall be forwarded to the Department pursuant to subsection C of\n&#xA7; 18.2-56.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 322; 1994, c. 18; 2010, c. 183; 2012, cc. 283, 756; 2017, c.\n530; 2018, cc. 557, 558.","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}}