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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>350303</law_id><section_number>18.2-131</section_number><catch_line>Trespass upon licensed shooting preserve</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>18.2-136.1</reference><reference>29.1-338</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="52" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="5">Crimes Against Property</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="5" identifier="5">Trespass to Realty</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall be unlawful for any person to trespass on a licensed shooting preserve. Any person convicted of such trespass shall be guilty of a Class 4 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> and shall be responsible for all damage. Owners or keepers of dogs trespassing on preserves shall be responsible for all damage done by such dogs.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 29-49; 1975, cc. 14, 15.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>Village Gate Homeowners Ass'n v. Hales</name><case_number>Record No. 770510</case_number><citation>219 Va. 321</citation><date>1978-08-31</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6927371/village-gate-homeowners-assn-v-hales/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. COMPTON, J., .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item><item key="1"><name>Anthony Wade Ragland v. Commonwealth of Virginia</name><case_number>0294163</case_number><citation>67 Va. App. 519</citation><date>2017-03-28</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4378717/anthony-wade-ragland-v-commonwealth-of-virginia/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. OPINION BY .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr></court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
