                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REMOTE HUNTING PROHIBITED; PENALTY (§ 29.1-530.3)

A. 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.

B. 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.
Notification of the revocation or prohibition shall be forwarded to the
Department pursuant to subsections C and D of &#xA7; 18.2-56.1.

C. For the purposes of this section &#8220;computer-assisted remote
hunting&#8221; 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.

HISTORY: 2005, cc. 172, 226; 2010, c. 183.