Bear hound training; allows training of dogs to hunt bears to occur at night. (HB1556)

Introduced By

Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Bear hound training.  Allows the training of dogs to hunt bears to occur at night.  Currently, the training of dogs to hunt bears is limited to one-half hour before sunrise until four and one-half hours after sunset. Read the Bill »

Status

02/21/2011: Failed to Pass in Committee

History

DateAction
01/03/2011Committee
01/03/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100362D
01/03/2011Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/19/2011Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (18-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
01/20/2011Read first time
01/21/2011Read second time and engrossed
01/21/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1556)
01/24/2011Read third time and passed House (89-Y 7-N)
01/24/2011VOTE: PASSAGE (89-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
01/25/2011Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/21/2011Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 3 minutes.