Hunting licenses, special; create separate licenses for hunting of bear, deer, and turkey. (HB338)
Introduced By
Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Authority to create separate special hunting licenses. Authorizes the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to create separate special licenses for the hunting of bear, deer, and turkey. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2012 | Committee |
| 01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103479D |
| 01/10/2012 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/18/2012 | Assigned ACNRsub: Natural Resources |
| 01/25/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) |
| 02/01/2012 | Tabled in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
Comments
Having separate licenses is unfair to the sportsman. Leaving the big game license as-is is the best way.
If I understand this bill correctly (and I may not), it looks like doesn't eliminate the big-game license, but instead creates these new individual licenses. It's expanding on the existing bear-only license to create turkey- and deer-only licenses.
At this time creating an individual license for each big game will make those individuals that try and stay legal, to become illegal as they will not beable to afford all such stamps. These same individuals provide all that they kill for thier families and themselves. The promoting of young adults to hunt and fish will continue to decline as the costs increase. Hunters for the hungry will see a decrease in provided venison as individual hunters keep more to off set thier costs. Try increasing the costs to wildlife Management areas and the vists will decline. This is a BAD IDEA.