HB1556: Bear hound training; allows training of dogs to hunt bears to occur at night.
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 by day or by 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.