Bill Text: VA SB147 | 2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered

Virginia Senate Bill 147 (Prior Session Legislation)

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

CHAPTER 69 An Act to amend and reenact §29.1-520 of the Code of Virginia, relating to times for training of bear hounds. [S 147] Approved March 1, 2012

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 ~~from one-half hour before sunrise until four and one-half hours after sunset~~ from 4:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. during bear hound training season.

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.