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Board tables rifle-hunting ordinance amendment after extended public hearing and data briefing
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing and a data briefing by Virginia Conservation Police, the board voted to table consideration of a proposed county ordinance allowing limited center-fire rifle hunting until its August meeting.
The Lancaster County Board of Supervisors on June 26 held a public hearing on a proposed amendment to county hunting rules to permit limited center-fire rifle and pistol use for deer hunting from elevated stands. The hearing featured a data briefing from the Virginia Conservation Police and extended public comment; the board voted to table the matter until its August meeting.
Why it mattered: the proposed language would allow rifles and pistols of .23 caliber or larger with magazine limits and require hunters to be on elevated stands at least 8 feet above ground; the draft also included limits on chambered rounds and seasonal restrictions for other species.…
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