Las siguientes ordenanzas locales se aplican en el condado de Prince William:
- Artículo 31-3. - Disparar armas de fuego: prohibido en la calle u otro lugar público. (referencia)
(a) Si cualquier persona intencionalmente descarga o hace que se descargue cualquier arma de fuego en cualquier calle del condado o en cualquier lugar de negocios públicos o lugar de reunión pública, será culpable de un delito menor de Clase 1 . Si el arma de fuego se descarga desde un vehículo, entonces el operador de ese vehículo también será culpable de un delito menor de Clase 1 .
(b) Esta sección no se aplicará a ningún oficial de la ley en el desempeño de sus deberes oficiales ni a ninguna otra persona cuya descarga intencional de un arma de fuego sea justificable o excusable por ley para la protección de su vida o propiedad, o esté específicamente autorizada por la ley.
(Código 1965, § 13.1-63; Ord. No. 96-55, 6-25-96, efectivo 7-1-96)
Referencia de la ley estatal: disposiciones similares, Código de Virginia, § 18.2-280.
- Artículo 31-22. - Limitación de las armas de fuego utilizadas para la caza; Exención para las armas de avancarga utilizadas durante la temporada prescrita. (referencia)
Será ilegal que cualquier persona cace cualquier caza o ave en cualquier lugar del condado usando cualquier rifle de un calibre mayor que 0.22. El uso de rifles de avancarga para la caza de especies cinegéticas sólo está permitido durante las temporadas abiertas prescritas. La caza con armas de avancarga requiere una licencia separada, que se sumará a la licencia requerida para cazar caza menor.
(Ord. No. 81-28-34, § 19A-5, 10-6-81; Ord. No. 91-52A, 5-7-91; Ord. No. 92-61, 6-23-92; Ord. No. 07-02, 1-23-07)
Referencia de la ley estatal: Código de Virginia, § 29.1-528.
- Artículo 31-23. - Zona de seguridad de cien metros. (referencia)
Será ilegal disparar un arma de fuego dentro de 100 yardas de cualquier estructura ocupada regularmente sin el permiso previo del propietario u ocupante, sujeto a las excepciones a continuación.
(Ord. No. 81-28-34, § 19A-9, 10-6-81; Ord. No. 12-27, Attch., 6-5-12, efectivo 7-1-12; Ord. No. 15-01, Attch., 1-13-15)
- Artículo 31-24. - Proscripción contra el uso de armas de fuego: en o cerca de derechos de paso públicos. (referencia)
Sin perjuicio de cualquier otra disposición de este artículo, será ilegal que cualquier persona dispare intencionalmente un arma de fuego en o dentro de 100 yardas de cualquier derecho de paso público, o cualquier calle o carretera pública, sujeto a las excepciones a continuación.
(Ord. No. 81-28-34, § 19A-3, 10-6-81; Ord. No. 92-61, 6-23-92; Ord. No. 12-27, Attch., 6-5-12, efectivo 7-1-12)
- Artículo 31-26. - Igual: en áreas restringidas. (referencia)
Será ilegal que cualquier persona dispare intencionalmente un arma de fuego dentro de cualquier área designada en este artículo como área restringida, sujeto a las excepciones a continuación.
(Ord. No. 81-28-34, § 19A-2, 10-6-81; Ord. No. 00-58, 8-1-00)
- Artículo 31-27. - Igual: excepciones. (referencia)
Sin perjuicio de cualquier otra disposición de este artículo, las armas de fuego pueden usarse en cualquier área restringida en las siguientes circunstancias, siempre que nada de lo aquí dispuesto se considere que permite cazar con un arma de fuego que no esté autorizada por la ley:
(1) The discharge of guns on any target, trap or skeet range or hunting preserve lawfully existing upon the date of adoption of this article or hereafter established in compliance with all other provisions of this Code or other county ordinances or state law;
(2) The discharge of guns on any target or rifle established and operated by the police or law enforcement department;
(3) The discharge of guns in a private basement or cellar target range;
(4) The discharge of guns in defense of one's life or to kill any dangerous or destructive wild animal;
(5) The discharge of guns by any duly authorized peace officer or law enforcement official acting in the proper performance of his duties;
(6) The discharge of blank cartridges in theatrical performances, sporting events, or the firing of salutes at military funerals or other military affairs;
(7) The discharge of legal firearms while hunting fowl, in the Potomac River or any tributary stream thereof; provided that in the Dumfries/Triangle prohibited area no such discharge shall be permitted in that portion of Quantico Creek which is included within the prohibited area;
(8) The discharge of firearms by the owner, or any member of his immediate family, or any permittee of the owner, on one or more contiguous tracts of land, located within the prohibited area, having total area of five acres or more; and
(9) The discharge of firearms for the killing of deer pursuant to Code of Virginia, § 29-529, provided that the discharge occurs on a parcel of land that is at least five acres in area, and which is zoned for agricultural use.
(10) The provisions of §§ 31-23, 31-24 and 31-26 shall not be applicable to the use and discharge of pneumatic guns when used (1) on or within private property, with the permission of the owner or legal possessor; and (2) when conducted with reasonable care to prevent a projectile from crossing the bounds of the property.
(Ord. No. 81-28-34, § 19A-6, 10-6-81; Ord. No. 00-42, 6-27-00, effective 7-1-00; Ord. No. 12-27, Attch., 6-5-12, effective 7-1-12)
- Artículo 31-28. - Áreas restringidas descritas. (referencia)
Constituyen zonas restringidas sujetas a lo dispuesto en el presente artículo las siguientes zonas:
(1) (Dumfries/Triangle) Beginning at the location where Dewey Creek is crossed by Va. Rt. 234 (Dumfries Rd.), thence southerly along Rt. 234 to its junction with Interstate 95, thence southerly along I-95 to Rt. 619 (Joplin Rd.); thence easterly along Little Creek to the point where Little Creek meets the Marine Corps base boundary line; thence northerly along the Marine Corps base boundary line to a point in a line with the Virginia Power line pole approximately 100 yards off the south shore of Quantico Creek; thence westerly and subsequently easterly 100 yards from the shore line (at mean high tide) of Quantico Creek to the Virginia Power pole on the north side of Quantico Creek; thence inland to Rt. 633 (Possum Point Rd.); thence westerly along Rt. 633 to Dewey Creek; thence northwesterly along Dewey Creek to the place of beginning (excluding that area embraced within the corporate limits of the Town of Dumfries).
(2) (Woodbridge/Lake Ridge/Dale City/Montclair) Beginning at a location known as Deephole point, the southern shore of the Occoquan River where it meets Occoquan Bay on the Potomac River; thence along the shoreline of Occoquan Bay to a location where it meets an imaginary line extended due east from the intersection of Rt. 636 (Featherstone Rd.) and the CSX Railroad right-of-way; thence westerly along said imaginary line to the intersection of Rt. 636 and the CSX Railroad right-of-way; thence south along the CSX Railroad right of way to Neabsco Creek; thence due west along an imaginary line drawn east from the terminus of Rt. 610 (Neabsco Rd.) to the terminus of Rt. 610; thence along Rt. 610 to an imaginary line 2,000 feet west of the CSX Railroad right-of-way; thence south along such imaginary line to Powells Creek; thence west along Powells Creek south to a point 2,500 feet east of U. S. Rt. 1 (Jefferson Davis Hwy.); thence southerly along an imaginary line drawn parallel to U. S. Rt. 1 to Rt. 635 (Cherry Hill Rd.); thence westerly along Rt. 635 to U. S. Rt. 1; thence south along U. S. Rt. 1 to Dewey Creek; thence westerly along Dewey Creek to Va. Rt. 234 (Dumfries Rd.); thence northerly along Rt. 234 to Rt. 643 (Spriggs Rd.); thence northeasterly along Rt. 643 to Rt. 640 (Minnieville Rd.); thence southwesterly along Rt. 640 to Rt. 234; thence northwesterly along Rt. 234 to Rt. 642 (Hoadly Rd.); thence northerly along Rt. 642 to Rt. 3000 (Prince William Pkwy.); thence northwesterly along Rt. 3000 to the intersection with Rt. 663 (Davis Ford Rd.); thence northeasterly along Rt. 663 to Rt. 896 (Bacon Race Rd.); thence northerly along Rt. 896 to its terminus; thence due north along an imaginary line extended to the Occoquan River; thence along the southern shore of the Occoquan River to the place of beginning (excluding that area embraced within the corporate limits of the Town of Occoquan).
(3) (Lake Jackson) Beginning at the intersection of Va. Rt. 234 (Dumfries Rd.) and Rt. 649 (Brentsville Rd.); thence southerly along Rt. 649 to Broad Run; thence southeasterly in a straight imaginary line from Broad Run to the intersection of Rt. 746 (Smithfield Rd.) and Rt. 650 (Doves Ln.); thence southeasterly along the right of way of Rt. 650 to Lake Jackson(on the Occoquan River); thence easterly along Lake Jackson to and a point at the end of Cobb Rd.; thence easterly on Cobb Rd. to Rt. 234; thence along Rt. 234 to the place of beginning.
(4) (Ridgewood Estates) Beginning at the north side of Rt. 646 (Aden Rd.) and following an imaginary line northeasterly along the boundary of the Ridgewood Estates subdivision 1,000 feet; thence in a westerly direction to Felkins Branch; thence in a westerly direction following Felkins Branch to the western boundary of the Ridgewood Estates subdivision; thence south to Rt. 646; thence easterly along the north side of Rt. 646 to the place of beginning.
(5) (Woodbine Woods) Beginning at the intersection of Va. Rt. 234 (Dumfries Rd.) and Rt. 642 (Hoadly Rd.); thence northerly along Rt. 234 to the intersection with Rt. 766 (Stillbrooke Rd.); thence due west along an imaginary line to a distance of 2,500 feet; thence southward along an imaginary line parallel to Rt. 234 approximately 2,500 feet; thence northward along an imaginary line extended from the end of Rt. 642 at its terminus with Rt. 234 to the place of beginning.
(6) (Occoquan Forest) Beginning at the intersection of Rt. 663 (Davis Ford Rd.) and Rt. 770 (Occoquan Forest Dr.); thence westerly along Rt. 663 to the Occoquan River; thence along the Occoquan River in its direction north, east, and south around the area known as the Occoquan Forest subdivision to the point where the Occoquan River and Bull Run meet; thence along an imaginary line southwesterly to the place of beginning.
(7) (Manassas north area) Beginning at the point where Interstate 66 crosses Bull Run; thence westerly along I-66 to Business Rt. 234 (Sudley Rd.); thence along Business Rt. 234 to Rt. 621 (Balls Ford Rd.); thence along Rt. 621 to Rt. 821 (Bethlehem Rd.); thence along Rt. 821 to Rt. 674 (Wellington Rd.); thence along Rt. 674 to the corporate limits of Manassas; thence following the corporate limits of Manassas north and east to the corporate limits of Manassas Park; thence following the corporate limits of Manassas Park north, east, and south to the point where the Manassas Park corporate limits meet Bull Run near the mouth of Russia Branch; thence along Bull Run as it meanders northward to the place of beginning.
(8) (Manassas south area) Beginning at the intersection of Rt. 661 (Godwin Dr.) and Clover Hill Road (at the corporate limits of Manassas); thence southeasterly along Rt. 661 to Business Rt. 234 (Dumfries Rd.); thence north along Rt. 234 to Rt. 720 (Old Dominion Dr.); thence along Rt. 720 to Rt. 702 (S. Grant Ave.); thence northward to the corporate limits of Manassas; thence following the corporate limits of Manassas west and north to the place of beginning.
(9) (Osbourn Park/Parkside/Central Library Zone) That area embraced between Russia Branch to the east, the corporate limits of Manassas Park to the north, and the corporate limits of Manassas to the south and west.
(10) (Courthouse complex) That portion of the County of Prince William situated wholly within the City of Manassas, known as the "Courthouse Complex", and generally bounded by Peabody Street, Center Street, Lee Avenue, and Grant Avenue.
(11) (Gainesville area) Beginning at the intersection of Rt. 619 (Linton Hall Rd.) and Rt. 675 (Glenkirk Rd.); thence northeasterly along North Fork of Rocky Branch as it meanders to the junction of U. S. Rt. 29 (Lee Hwy.) and Interstate 66; thence westerly along an imaginary line to the intersection of Va. Rt. 55 (John Marshall Hwy.) and Rt. 676 (Catharpin Rd.); thence along Rt. 55 to the intersection with U. S. Rt. 29; thence southerly along U. S. Rt. 29 to the Norfolk-Southern Railroad right-of-way; thence westerly along the Norfolk-Southern Railroad right-of-way 18,401+/- feet to the point the railroad right-of-way crosses North Fork; thence south along North Fork as it meanders to the shoreline of Lake Manassas; thence easterly along an imaginary line to the place of beginning.
(12) (Bull Run Mountain Estates) The area bounded on the west by the Prince William/Fauquier County line, on the east by Rt. 600 (Mountain Rd.), on the north by Warburton Street and an imaginary line drawn due west from the terminus of Warburton Street to the Prince William/Fauquier County line, and on the south by an imaginary line drawn due west from the intersection of Rt. 1732 (Hunton Ln.) and Rt. 600 to the Prince William/Fauquier County line.(Ord. No. 81-28-34, § 19A-8, 10-6-81; Ord. No. 84-613, 7-17-84; Ord. No. 00-58, 9-1-00)
- Artículo 31-41. - Limitaciones en el uso de arcos. (referencia)
(a) Será ilegal que cualquier persona descargue una flecha de un arco que atraviese o caiga en la propiedad de otra sin el permiso del propietario u ocupante de dicha propiedad.
(b) Será ilegal que cualquier persona descargue una flecha desde un arco a través o que pueda caer en cualquier derecho de paso público, o cualquier calle o carretera pública.
(c) Será ilegal disparar una flecha de un arco a menos de 100 pies de cualquier estructura ocupada regularmente sin el permiso previo del propietario u ocupante.
(d) Una violación de esta sección será un delito menor y, tras la condena, será castigada con una multa de no más de $500.00.
(Ord. No. 92-88, 12-8-92; Ord. No. 07-02, 1-23-07; Ord. No. 15-01, Attch., 1-13-15)
Referencia de la ley estatal: Código de Virginia, § 29.1-528.