Bill Text: VA HB136 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Duck blinds; damaged stationary blinds in Virginia Beach, notification to DGIF.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0378) [HB136 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2016-HB136-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 29.1-345.2 as follows: §29.1-345.2. Damaged stationary blinds in Virginia Beach; civil penalty. Any licensee who has a stationary blind located in the City of Virginia Beach that has been abandoned or does not meet the requirements for a blind set forth in §29.1-341 shall place a PVC pipe marker with reflecting tape or gear six feet above mean low water at the site of the blind and shall immediately notify the Department that the blind has been marked in accordance with this section. The failure to place such a reflective marker within seven days of discovery of the blind's condition or within seven days of notification by the Department of the requirement to place a reflective marker shall subject the owner of the blind to a civil penalty not to exceed $100. All civil penalties assessed under this section shall be deposited in the Motorboat and Water Safety Fund of the Game Protection Fund and used as provided for in § 29.1-701. |