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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1392679,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350318,"identifier":"18.2-141","token":"18.2\/5\/6\/18.2-141","url":"\/18.2-141\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-141\/","token":"18.2\/5\/6\/18.2-141","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cutting or destroying trees; carrying axe, saw, etc., while hunting","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-141","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>It shall be unlawful for any person while hunting for game or wildlife on the property of another to carry any axe other than a belt axe with a handle less than twenty inches, saw or other tool or instrument customarily used for the purpose of cutting, felling, mutilating or destroying trees without obtaining prior permission of the landowner. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><p>Conservation police officers, sheriffs and all <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement officers shall enforce the provisions of this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCUTTING OR DESTROYING TREES; CARRYING AXE, SAW, ETC., WHILE HUNTING (\u00a7\n18.2-141)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person while hunting for game or wildlife on the\nproperty of another to carry any axe other than a belt axe with a handle less\nthan twenty inches, saw or other tool or instrument customarily used for the\npurpose of cutting, felling, mutilating or destroying trees without obtaining\nprior permission of the landowner. Any person violating the provisions of this\nsection shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nConservation police officers, sheriffs and all law-enforcement officers shall\nenforce the provisions of this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-179; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}