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HB886: Bear hunting; clarifies time of day during hound training season.
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 [ by day or night from
one-half hour before sunrise until four and one-half hours after sunset ] 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.
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 by day or night 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.
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