HB2255: Bear hunting; youth resident license.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 29.1-303.2:1 as follows:
§ 29.1-303.2:1. State junior resident bear hunting license; fee.
The Board may create a separate state youth resident license for hunting bear that may be obtained by any resident under the age of 16. The fee for the state youth resident license for hunting bear shall be $5.50. The license fees established by this section may be revised by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-103.
The state youth resident license to hunt bear may be obtained from the clerk or agent of any county or city whose duty it is to sell licenses.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 29.1-303.2:1 as follows:
§ 29.1-303.2:1. State junior resident bear hunting license; fee.
The Board may create a separate state youth resident license for hunting bear that may be obtained by any resident under the age of 16. The fee for the state youth resident license for hunting bear shall be $5.50. The license fees established by this section may be revised by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-103.
The state youth resident license to hunt bear may be obtained from the clerk or agent of any county or city whose duty it is to sell licenses.
HOUSE BILL NO. 2255
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 29.1-305 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 29.1-305. Special license for hunting bear, deer, turkey, or other big game.
A. A special license is required for hunting each big game species, as
defined by the Department,
including bear, deer and turkey
in this the
Commonwealth, which shall be in addition to the license required to hunt other
game. The fee for the special
license each species
shall be $12 for a resident
age 16 or older, $7.50 for a resident under the age of 16, and $60 for a
nonresident 16 years of age or older, $15 for a nonresident 12 years of age to
15 years of age, and $12 for a nonresident younger than 12 years of age.
B. The Board may create a
separate special license for the hunting of bear in this Commonwealth. The fee
for such a special license shall be $25 for residents and $150 for
nonresidents. A person who obtains a special license for hunting bear shall
also be required to obtain the state resident license or state nonresident
license pursuant to § 29.1-303. If a special license to hunt bear is
established by the Board, the special license required in subsection A shall
authorize the hunting of deer and turkey only.
The Each license
to hunt bear, deer and turkey or, if
authorized by the Board, the license to hunt bear a big game species
may be obtained from the clerk or agent of any county or city whose duty it is
to sell hunting licenses.
C. The Board may subsequently revise the cost of licenses set forth in this section pursuant to § 29.1-103.