Bill Text: VA SB147 | 2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Bear hound training; allows training of dogs to hunt bears to occur from 4:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0069) [SB147 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2012-SB147-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §29.1-520 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §29.1-520. Times for hunting. A. Nonmigratory game birds and game animals may be hunted from
one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Bears may be hunted
without capturing or taking B. Fur-bearing animals and nuisance species of birds and animals may be hunted by day or by night, except that muskrats may be hunted by day only. C. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor. |