29.1-521.2 - Violation of § 18.2-286 while hunting; forfeiture of certain weapons; revocation of license and privileges.
§ 29.1-521.2. Violation of § 18.2-286 while hunting; forfeiture of certainweapons; revocation of license and privileges.
A. Any firearm, crossbow or bow and arrow used by any person to hunt any gamebird or game animal in a manner which violates § 18.2-286 may, uponconviction of such person violating § 18.2-286, be forfeited to theCommonwealth by order of the court trying the case. The forfeiture shall beenforced as provided in Chapter 22 (§ 19.2-369 et seq.) of Title 19.2. Theofficer or other person seizing the property shall immediately give notice tothe attorney for the Commonwealth.
B. The court may revoke the current hunting license and privileges of aperson hunting any game bird or game animal in a manner that constitutes aviolation of § 18.2-286. The court may prohibit that person from hunting fora period of one to five years. If found hunting during this prohibitedperiod, the person shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Notification ofsuch revocation or prohibition shall be forwarded to the Department pursuantto subsection C of § 18.2-56.1.
(1993, c. 322; 1994, c. 18; 2010, c. 183.)