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213 April 25, 2006 landowner. No firearms other than a bow and arrow may be in the hunter's posseSSIOn. 4. No discharge of an arrow shall be made toward any person, any animal other than a deer, any structure or any vehicle in such a manner as the arrow may strike such person, animal, structure or vehicle, nor shall a discharge be made in such a manner that the arrow may strike in any roadway. An arrow striking any of the foregoing shall create a rebuttable presumption that it was discharged in violation of this section. Discharge of an arrow is permitted only in order to take a deer pursuant to this section. 5. All hunting shall be conducted from platforms elevated at least seven feet above the ground; such platform may include hunting stands, porches and decks. Any hunting stands employed to hunt deer shall be temporary or ladder stands; permanent stands may not be installed. Any disabled hunter unable to hunt from such a platform must comply with all regulations established by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries for the discharge of crossbows. 6. No pursuit of an injured or wounded deer shall be permitted upon the land of neighboring landowners unless the hunter has first obtained permission from that landowner. No field dressing of deer shall be permitted without the permission of the landowner. Any person hunting pursuant to this section must make a good faith effort to locate any such landowner and to obtain the required permission. In the event the landowner cannot be located and a deer carcass is left upon such property, a written note must be left by the hunter on any residence or, lacking a residence, upon the largest structure upon the property stating that a deer carcass has been left on the property. A hunter with permission to hunt or to enter property must remove all deer harvested from the property. 7. Violation ofthis section shall be punished as a class 1 misdemeanor. Council next considered the adoption, on first reading, of Ordinance No. 2006-3 amending certain sections of Chapter 12 Motor Vehicles and Traffic of the City Code relating to the issuance of decals. City Attorney Eric Monday indicated that Pat Conrad, Treasurer, wanted the Ordinance to state that the effective date was October 1, 2006. Council Member Ferrill moved to approve the Ordinance, adding the effective date of October 1, 2006, on first reading; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following roll call vote, all