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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 10. Department of Forestry
Chapter 30. Virginia State Forests Regulations
11/3/2025

4VAC10-30-230. Dogs and other animals.

No person shall cause or permit any animal in that person's custody, except a dog restrained by a leash or harness, to enter any forest. Any animal found at large may be seized and disposed of as provided by the law or ordinance covering disposal of stray animals on highways or public property currently in effect at the place where the animal is seized, except during the lawful hunting season in effect in the particular forest or forest portion. Any owner of an animal that is trained and accompanying the owner for the sole purpose of assisting the owner with mobility is exempt from the provision of this section.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to lawful horse activity as defined in 4VAC10-30-420.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Former 4VAC5-40-230 derived from VR215-01-03; eff. October 14, 1970; renumbered as 4VAC10-30-230, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 21, eff. July 26, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 1, eff. October 9, 2025.

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