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Open Comment Period for Montgomery County Chronic Wasting Disease Regulations
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) public comment period on the proposed Regulations to address the discovery of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Montgomery County is open July 1 – July 30, 2021. On May 27, 2021, the Virginia Board of Wildlife Resources, pursuant to §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia, proposed amendments to some of the Commonwealth’s deer hunting regulations to help address the discovery of CWD in Montgomery County.
The proposed regulation amendments focus on deer hunting seasons and opportunities in Floyd, Montgomery and Pulaski Counties which have been designated as Disease Management Area 3 (DMA3) and the special quality deer management area on Fairystone Wildlife Management Area. The proposed regulation amendments do not effect statewide deer hunting seasons.
Comments on the proposals are solicited during a public comment period that closes July 30, 2021. The DWR online comment system dwr.virginia.gov/regulations/2021-dma3-cwd/ is the most efficient and effective way to submit your views.
Comments also may be: made during the August Committee and Board meetings; postal-mailed to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, Attn: Policy Analyst and Regulatory Coordinator, P.O. Box 90778, Henrico, Virginia 23228; or emailed to [email protected]. Comments must be in writing and accompanied by the name, address and telephone number of the party offering them.
If the proposed regulations are adopted by the Board in August, the regulations will become effective for the fall 2021 – 2022 deer hunting season.