While hunting during any established open hunting season and in accordance with other laws and regulations, a hunter shall be exempt from any local ordinance requiring hunting from an elevated platform or tree stand if he (i) possesses a valid hunting license and is permanently disabled, as defined in § 58.1-3217 and as attested to by a licensed physician on a form provided by the Department and carried on the hunter's person while hunting, or (ii) holds a lifetime disabled or disabled veterans license under § 29.1-302, 29.1-302.02, or 29.1-302.03 or subsection C of § 29.1-302.1.
The exemption provided by this section shall apply only to a hunter whose permanent disability, as attested to by a licensed physician pursuant to the provisions of this section or as accepted by the Director pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of § 29.1-302.1, is based on a physical impairment or deformity.
2018, c. 836.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating
Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws
§ 29.1-502. Adoption of regulations
§ 29.1-504. Annual publication of laws and regulations
§ 29.1-505. Penalty for violation of regulations
§ 29.1-505.1. Conspiracy; penalty
§ 29.1-506. Prescribing seasons and bag limits for taking fish and game
§ 29.1-507. Closing or shortening open season
§ 29.1-508.1. Use of drugs on vertebrate wildlife
§ 29.1-510. Big game; small game
§ 29.1-511. Open season on nuisance species
§ 29.1-512. Closed season on other species
§ 29.1-513. Daily and season bag limits as promulgated by Board regulations
§ 29.1-514. Nonmigratory game birds
§ 29.1-515. Migratory game birds
§ 29.1-516.1. Using tracking dogs to retrieve bear, deer, or turkey
§ 29.1-516.2. Hunting with dogs; dogs to wear tags
§ 29.1-517. Trapping and shooting of fur-bearing animals during closed season
§ 29.1-518. When killing of beaver permitted
§ 29.1-519. Guns, pistols, revolvers, etc., which may be used; penalty
§ 29.1-521.1. Willfully impeding hunting or trapping; penalty
§ 29.1-521.2. Violation of § 18.2-286 while hunting; revocation of license and privileges
§ 29.1-521.3. Shooting wild birds and wild animals from stationary vehicles by disabled persons
§ 29.1-522. Unlawful to kill male deer unless antlers visible above hair
§ 29.1-523. Killing deer by use of certain lights; acts raising presumption of attempt to kill
§ 29.1-523.1. Hunting deer with sights after dark; forfeiture of weapon and sighting device
§ 29.1-524. Forfeiture of vehicles and weapons used for killing or attempt to kill
§ 29.1-525. Employment of lights under certain circumstances upon places used by deer
§ 29.1-525.1. Deer enclosures prohibited; exceptions; penalty
§ 29.1-525.2. Fox and coyote enclosures prohibited; penalty
§ 29.1-526. Counties and cities may prohibit hunting or trapping near primary and secondary highways
§ 29.1-527.1. Localities may prohibit feeding of migratory and nonmigratory waterfowl
§ 29.1-527.2. Localities may prohibit feeding of deer
§ 29.1-528.2. Local tree stand ordinance; disabled hunter exempt
§ 29.1-530. Open and closed season for trapping, bag limits, etc.
§ 29.1-530.1. Solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink clothing required at certain times
§ 29.1-530.2. Unlawfully killing bear; penalty
§ 29.1-530.3. Remote hunting prohibited; penalty
§ 29.1-530.4. Duty of certain entities to report hunting incidents
§ 29.1-530.5. Wildlife Violator Compact
§ 29.1-531. Unlawful to take or attempt to take, possess, sell or transport fish except as permitted
§ 29.1-533. Prohibition against use of substances injurious to fish
§ 29.1-534. Right to fish in interjurisdictional inland waters
§ 29.1-535. Reciprocal agreement as to fishing in such waters
§ 29.1-539. Keeping deer or bear struck by motor vehicle; procedure to be followed by driver
§ 29.1-540. Carriage and shipment
§ 29.1-543. Game and fish taken and packaged outside the Commonwealth
§ 29.1-543.1. Introduction, stocking, and release of blue catfish; penalty
§ 29.1-544. Dressing, packing and selling bobwhite quail
§ 29.1-545. Possession, sale, offering for sale or liberation of live nutria
§ 29.1-547. Trapping, selling, purchasing, etc., migratory game birds
§ 29.1-548. Killing deer illegally
§ 29.1-549. Hunting deer from watercraft
§ 29.1-550. Taking game or fish during closed season or exceeding bag limit
§ 29.1-551. Assessment of value of game or fish unlawfully taken
§ 29.1-552. Killing wild turkey during closed season
§ 29.1-553. Selling or offering for sale; penalty
§ 29.1-553.1. Penalty for wanton waste
§ 29.1-554. Violation of sanctuaries, refuges, preserves and water used for propagation
§ 29.1-554.1. Impeding lawful fishing in inland waters; penalty
§ 29.1-556. Unlawful devices to be destroyed
§ 29.1-556.1. Release of certain balloons prohibited; civil penalty; community service
§ 29.1-557. Confiscation of wild birds and animals under certain circumstances; disposition
§ 29.1-561. Self-incrimination
§ 29.1-564. Taking, transportation, sale, etc., of endangered species prohibited
§ 29.1-569. Keeping of reptiles generally; penalty
§ 29.1-570. Cooperation of state agencies
§ 29.1-572. Authority of Board; regulations
§ 29.1-573. Department; powers
§ 29.1-576. Authority for inspection; warrants