HB1414: Bear; increases special license fee.
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, and turkey; authority of Board to create bear license.
A. A The Board shall create a special license
is required for hunting bear, deer, and turkey in this
Commonwealth, which shall be in addition to the license required to hunt
other game. The fee for the special license shall be $12 $23 for
a resident age 16 or older, $7.50 for a resident under the age of 16, and
$60 $150 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 license to hunt bear, deer, and turkey or, if
authorized by the Board, the license to hunt bear 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.
2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on January 1, 2019.
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, and turkey; authority of Board to create bear license.
A. A The Board shall create a special license
is required for hunting bear, deer, and turkey in this
Commonwealth, which shall be in addition to the license required to hunt
other game. The fee for the special license shall be $12 $25 for
a resident age 16 or older, $7.50 for a resident under the age of 16, and
$60 $96 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 license to hunt bear, deer, and turkey or, if
authorized by the Board, the license to hunt bear 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.
HOUSE BILL NO. 1414
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 and turkey; authority of Board to create bear license.
A. A special license is required for hunting bear, deer and turkey in this Commonwealth, which shall be in addition to the license required to hunt other game. The fee for the special license 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 $10
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 license to hunt bear, deer and turkey or, if authorized by the Board, the license to hunt bear 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.