Tick control; Sunday hunting of deer and permits for application of acaricides in Loudoun County. (SB683)

Introduced By

Sen. Dick Black (R-Leesburg)

Progress

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

Description

Tick control; Sunday hunting of deer and permits for application of acaricides.  Authorizes Sunday hunting of deer within the boundaries of any locality, upon a finding by the governing body of that locality that tick-borne Lyme disease constitutes a serious threat to public health within the locality and that reduction in the number of deer in the locality is necessary to control the spread of Lyme disease, certification by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries that there is an overabundance of deer in the locality, and enactment of an ordinance authorizing hunting of deer on Sundays by the governing body of such locality. This bill also directs the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to develop a pilot program for the issuance of permits for the application of host-specific acaricides to deer via four-poster devices, for the purpose of controlling the tick population and reducing the spread of tick-borne Lyme disease in Loudon County. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/31/2012Unanimous consent to introduce
01/31/2012Presented and ordered printed 12104686D
01/31/2012Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/03/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB683)
02/09/2012Continued to 2013 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)

Map

This bill mentions Loudoun.

Comments

stephen writes:

There isn't that bad of a problem with Lyme disease to need hunting on sunday.

Waldo Jaquith writes:

"Loudoun County" is misspelled in both the summary and the text of this bill.

Marie writes:

Actually, Loudoun County has an extremely high rate of Lyme Disease, Babesiosis, Bartonella, Ehrlichiosis, and other tick-borne illness. The rest of Virginia follows suit, as the epidemic is sweeping the entire state. In fact, Gov. McDonnell has officially declared May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month. The most pertinent part of the bill is the use of an insecticide that would be applied to deer via the technique described therein in order to curb the tick population.