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By LOU HATTER
Rappahannock Newa Staff Writer
Beginning July 1, Virginians will have an option for posting property besides the traditional cardboard or metal signs. The law, sponsored by State Senator Kevin Miller (R-26), would allow property to be posted to prevent trespassing for hunting, fishing or trapping by either of two methods.
Landowners may still affix “No Trespassing” signs to the trees or fences bordering their property. The second method, enacted by the General Assembly this year, is the blazing of trees with a stripe of aluminum-colored paint. The paint stripes must be a minimum of two inches wide and eight inches long, with the center of the mark not less than three nor more than six feet from the ground or water surface.
According to the legislation, signs must be placed “where they may reasonably be seen,” and the paint blazes must be placed “on trees or posts at each road entrance and adjacent to public roadways and public waterways adjoining the property . . . (and) shall be readily visible to any person approaching the property.”
According to Sen. Miller, the traditional method of affixing metal or cardboard signs to trees and posts with nails or staples had numerous disadvantages. “Anyone who has attempted to maintain ‘Posted’ signs around the boundaries of property is well aware of the problems. The signs are ripped down, usually within a few days; the signs are shot
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