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In addition to the penalty prescribed herein, the court shall revoke all current hunting licenses and privileges of the person convicted of violating this section and prohibit that person from hunting for a period of one to five years. Notification of the revocation or prohibition shall be forwarded to the Department pursuant to subsections C and D of § 18.2-56.1.C\n\nFor the purposes of this section “computer-assisted remote hunting” means the use of a computer or other device, equipment, or software, to remotely control the aiming and discharge of a firearm or other weapon, that allows a person, not physically present, to hunt or shoot any wild animal or wild bird.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":202801,"text":"It is unlawful for any person to engage in computer-assisted remote hunting or provide or operate a facility that allows others to engage in computer-assisted remote hunting if the wild animal or wild bird being hunted or shot is located in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":202802,"text":"Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. In addition to the penalty prescribed herein, the court shall revoke all current hunting licenses and privileges of the person convicted of violating this section and prohibit that person from hunting for a period of one to five years. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 172<\/a> and 226<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2010, chapter 183<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":193161,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55295,"identifier":"29.1-530.3","token":"29.1\/5\/2\/29.1-530.3","url":"\/29.1-530.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-530.3\/","token":"29.1\/5\/2\/29.1-530.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Remote hunting prohibited; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-530.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It is unlawful for any person to engage in computer-assisted remote hunting<\/span> or provide or operate a facility that allows others to engage in computer-assisted remote hunting<\/span> if the wild animal or wild bird being hunted or shot is located in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. In addition to the penalty<\/span> prescribed herein, the court<\/span> shall revoke all current hunting licenses and privileges<\/span> of the person convicted of violating this section and prohibit that person from hunting for a period of one to five years. Notification of the revocation<\/span> or prohibition shall be forwarded to the Department<\/span> pursuant to subsections C and D of § 18.2-56.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> For the purposes of this section “computer-assisted remote hunting<\/span>” means the use of a computer or other device, equipment, or software, to remotely control the aiming and discharge of a firearm<\/span> or other weapon, that allows a person, not physically present, to hunt or shoot any wild animal or wild bird. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREMOTE HUNTING PROHIBITED; PENALTY (\u00a7 29.1-530.3)\n\nA. It is unlawful for any person to engage in computer-assisted remote hunting\nor provide or operate a facility that allows others to engage in\ncomputer-assisted remote hunting if the wild animal or wild bird being hunted or\nshot is located in the Commonwealth.\n\nB. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. In\naddition to the penalty prescribed herein, the court shall revoke all current\nhunting licenses and privileges of the person convicted of violating this\nsection and prohibit that person from hunting for a period of one to five years.\nNotification of the revocation or prohibition shall be forwarded to the\nDepartment pursuant to subsections C and D of § 18.2-56.1.\n\nC. For the purposes of this section “computer-assisted remote\nhunting” means the use of a computer or other device, equipment, or\nsoftware, to remotely control the aiming and discharge of a firearm or other\nweapon, that allows a person, not physically present, to hunt or shoot any wild\nanimal or wild bird.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 172, 226; 2010, c. 183.","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}}