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applicable Virginia licenses and the written permission of the landowner. <br />No firearms other than a bow and arrow may be in the hUnter's possession. <br /> <br />No discharge of an arrow shall be made toward any person, any animal <br />other than a deer, any structure or any vehicle in such a manner as the <br />arrow may strike such person, animal, structure or vehicle, nor shall a <br />discharge be made in such a manner that the arrow may strike in any <br />roadway. An arrow striking any of the foregoing shall create a rebuttable <br />presumption that it was discharged in violation of this section. Discharge <br />of an arrow is permitted only in order to take a deer pursuant to this <br />section. <br /> <br />All hunting shall be conducted from platforms elevated at least seven feet <br />above the ground; such platform may include hunting stands, porches and <br />decks. Any hunting stands employed to hunt deer shall be temporary or <br />ladder stands; permanent stands may not be installed. Any disabled hunter <br />unable to hunt from such a platform must comply with all regulations <br />established by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries for <br />the discharge of crossbows. <br /> <br />No pursuit of an injured or wounded deer shall be permitted upon the land <br />of neighboring landowners unless the hunter has first obtained permission <br />from that landowner. No field dressing of deer shall be permitted without <br />the permission of the landowner. <br /> <br />Violation of this section shall be punished as a class 1 misdemeanor. <br /> <br />This section shall be repealed automatically at noon, April 1, 2004. <br /> <br />Attest: <br /> <br />Johnathan B. Phillips, Clerk of Council <br /> <br />Date Adopted~ <br /> <br />Date Effective <br /> <br /> <br />