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<br />City of Martinsville, Virginia <br /> <br />Ordinance No, 2006-2 <br />(City Code Section 24-6) <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular Session held <br />on Aprilll, 2006, that Section 24-6 of the Code of the City of Martinsville, be, and hereby is, <br />amended to read as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 24-6. Archery season for deer. Harvesting of Deer. <br /> <br />A. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other ordinance in the Code of the City of <br />Martinsville, it shall be legal for persons to discharge an arrow from a compound, recurve <br />or cross bow, for the purpose of taking deer, within the City of Martinsville, during the <br />designated days and times of the Special Urban Archery Season, the Early Archery <br />Season, and the Late Archery Season, all as defined by the Virginia Department of Game <br />and Inland Fisheries. <br /> <br />B. It shall be legal for any landovvner in the City, or his designated agent, to discharge an <br />arro'vvfrom a compound, recurve or cross bow, for the purpose of taking deer. at any <br />time within the Ci~y of Martinsvi/le, upon such landowner 'sfiling of a statement with the <br />City Police Department that deer have caused damage upon his or her property, and <br />upon the Police Department's investigation and determination that such damage has in <br />fact occurred and an official kill permit has been issued. <br /> <br />C. Any such discharge shall be subject to the regulations established by the Virginia <br />Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and subject also to the following: <br /> <br />1. The Police Department is empowered to adopt such regulations additional to this <br />section as it deems necessary for the administration of this ordinance and granting <br />of the permits. <br /> <br />2. All applicants for such hunting permits shall have held a valid Virginia hunting <br />license and big game license. All applicants shall obtain written permission, <br />evidenced by a form approved by the Police Department, from the owner of <br />property on which he or she wishes to hunt. All permits and any such permission <br />obtained from a landowner shall include a clause wherein both hunter and <br />landowner agree to indemnify the City from all claims or other litigation arising <br />from hunting pursuant to this section. <br /> <br />3. At all times while hunting pursuing to this section, hunters shall have on their <br />person, the applicable Virginia licenses and the written permission of the <br />landowner. No firearms other than a bow and arrow may be in the hunter's <br />posseSSIOn. <br />