Fur-bearing animals; landowner may trap, etc., upon his land during closed season if damaging. (HB2099)

Introduced By

Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg)

Progress

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

Description

Shooting of muskrats and raccoons. Allows a landowner to (i) shoot muskrats and raccoons upon his own land during the closed season without having to obtain a kill permit from the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and (ii) trap beaver, muskrat, and raccoons upon his own land during the closed season. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/09/2013Committee
01/09/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103356D
01/09/2013Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/16/2013Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/16/2013Committee substitute printed 13104076D-H1
01/17/2013Read first time
01/18/2013Read first time
01/18/2013Read second time
01/18/2013Committee substitute agreed to 13104076D-H1
01/18/2013Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2099H1
01/21/2013Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (87-Y 0-N)
01/21/2013VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (87-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/22/2013Constitutional reading dispensed
01/22/2013Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/23/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB2099H1)
02/07/2013Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2013Read third time
02/12/2013Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2013Enrolled
02/18/2013Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2099ER)
02/18/2013Signed by Speaker
02/19/2013Signed by President
02/21/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB2099ER)
03/14/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 349 (effective 7/1/13)
03/14/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0349)

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 1 minute.

Comments

orv writes:

Steeel leg hold traps are very cruel and barbaric and should be outlawed.