4VAC15-50-11. Open season; generally.
A. It shall be lawful to hunt bears in the following localities, including the cities and towns therein, during the following seasons:
Location | Season |
Accomack County | Closed |
Albemarle County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Alleghany County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Amelia County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Amherst County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Appomattox County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Arlington County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Augusta County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Bath County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Bedford County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Bland County | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Botetourt County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Brunswick County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Buchanan County | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Buckingham County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Campbell County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Caroline County | Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Carroll County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Charles City County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Charlotte County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Chesapeake (City of) | October 1 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Chesterfield County | Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Clarke County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Craig County | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Culpeper County | Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Cumberland County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Dickenson County | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Dinwiddie County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Essex County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Fairfax County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Fauquier County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Floyd County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Fluvanna County | Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Franklin County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Frederick County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Giles County | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Gloucester County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Goochland County | Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Grayson County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Greene County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Greensville County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Halifax County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Hanover County | Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Henrico County | Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Henry County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Highland County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Isle of Wight County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
James City County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
King and Queen County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
King George County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
King William County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Lancaster County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Lee County | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Loudoun County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Louisa County | Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Lunenburg County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Madison County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Mathews County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Mecklenburg County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Middlesex County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Montgomery County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Montgomery County (northwest of I-81) | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Nelson County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
New Kent County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Northampton County | Closed |
Northumberland County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Nottoway County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Orange County | Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Page County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Patrick County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Pittsylvania County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Powhatan County | Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Prince Edward County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Prince George County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Prince William County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Pulaski County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Pulaski County | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Rappahannock County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Richmond County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Roanoke County | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Rockbridge County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Rockingham County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Russell County | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Scott County | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Shenandoah County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Smyth County (southeast of I-81) | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Smyth County (northwest of I-81) | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Southampton County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Spotsylvania County | Fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Stafford County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Suffolk (City of) | October 1 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Surry County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Sussex County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Tazewell County | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Virginia Beach (City of) | October 1 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Warren County | The fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Washington County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Washington County | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Westmoreland County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Wise County | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Wythe County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
Wythe County | Monday following the last Saturday in September and for two days following; and the fourth Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
York County | Monday nearest December 2 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive. |
B. Notwithstanding provisions of subsection A of this section, bears may be hunted from the first Saturday in October through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive, within the incorporated limits of any town or city that allows bear hunting.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103 and 29.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 27, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2011; amended, Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. August 15, 2013; Volume 30, Issue 24, eff. August 1, 2014; Volume 33, Issue 23, eff. August 1, 2017; Volume 35, Issue 23, eff. August 1, 2019; Volume 39, Issue 24, eff. July 17, 2023.