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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>366575</law_id><section_number>5.1-17</section_number><catch_line>Use of aircraft for hunting</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>29.1-114</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="9" identifier="5.1">Aviation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Aircraft, Airmen and Airports Generally</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">Illegal Operation, Etc.; Procedure; Penalties</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> to hunt, pursue or kill any wild waterfowl or other birds or animals by any means whatever during such time as such <span class="dictionary">person</span> is in flight in an <span class="dictionary">aircraft</span> in the <span class="dictionary">airspace</span> over the lands or waters of this Commonwealth. A violation of this section shall be deemed a <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 5-10.5; 1966, c. 576.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
