Board of Supervisors Public Hearing - January 9, 2025

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Chapter 11, § 15.2-1427 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, that the Northumberland County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on January 9, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the Northumberland County Courts Building at 220 Judicial Place, adjacent to the Sheriff’s Office in Heathsville, VA, to consider amending the Northumberland County Code, Chapter 83; Hunting. The proposed amendment would permit the hunting of deer with a rifle of a caliber larger than a 0.23 from an elevated platform at least eight feet above ground level in Northumberland County, as permitted by the Code of Virginia § 29.1-528. The amendment would also state that rifles would not be allowed for turkey hunting.

All interested persons may appear at such time and place to present their views on the matter. All written comments should be received by the County Administrator’s Office prior to the meeting. For further information concerning this amendment, contact the County Administrator’s Office at the Old Courthouse in Heathsville, VA (804-580-7666 or email ltadlock@co.northumberland.va.us).

Northumberland County
Board of Supervisors
By: E. Luttrell Tadlock, County Administrator