Accident reports by watercraft passengers; person 16 years of age or older required to give notice of accidents involving an injury or death if operator fails to. Adding § 29.1-739.01. (Patron-Barlow, HB 2242 (F))

Archery and muzzleloading license; established special lifetime license for disabled residents. Adding § 29.1-307.1. (Patron-Phillips, HB 2190 (F))

Cavalier Wildlife Management Area; Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to convey certain property within Area to Beaverdam Properties. (Patron-Knight, HB 1901 (Chapter 191))

Children’s life jacket requirements; Board and Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to consult and coordinate with boating community and recreational boating safety professional organizations regarding need therefor. (Patron-Poisson, HJR 627 (F))

Dove hunting; exempts persons from wearing blaze orange clothing. Amending § 29.1-530.1. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 1847 (Chapter 11))

Duty of care; owners of privately owned airports, heliports, and landing areas used to operate aircraft exempt therefrom. Amending § 29.1-509. (Patron-Hargrove, HB 2484 (F))

Foxhound training preserve; establishes a license for nonresidents to hunt therein for $12. Amending § 29.1-304. (Patron-Wright, HB 1609 (Chapter 50))

Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; disclosure of official records, exceptions. Adding § 29.1-112.1. (Patron-Stuart, SB 880 (F))

Harvester’s license, commercial; increases fee for nonresidents for those fishing in tidal waters and in Back Bay. Amending §§ 28.2-227 and 29.1-416. (Patron-Miller, J.C., SB 1086 (F))

Hunting and fishing; special license for youth groups. Adding § 29.1-315.1. (Patron-Cline, HB 2636 (Chapter 45))

Hunting and fishing licenses; clarifies authority of Marine Resources Commission and Board of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to revise cost of license. Amending §§ 28.2-226.2 through 28.2-228.1, 28.2-241, 28.2-301, 28.2-302, 28.2-302.2, 28.2-302.2:1, 28.2-302.6 through 28.2-302.10:1, 28.2-315, 28.2-402, 28.2-502, 28.2-504, 28.2-702, 29.1-300.4, 29.1-302 through 29.1-305, 29.1-306, 29.1-307, 29.1-309 through 29.1-310, 29.1-310.2, 29.1-311, 29.1-318, 29.1-339.2, and 29.1-343. (Patron-Cox, HB 1719 (Chapter 9))

Hunting deer; allows .223 and .22-250 caliber rifles to be used therefor. Amending § 29.1-519. (Patron-Bowling, HB 2282 (F))

Hunting license; authorizes Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to issue at no cost to residents on active military service. Adding § 29.1-302.01. (Patron-Shuler, HB 1950 (F))

Hunting permit, special; issued to patients from veterans or military hospitals. Amending § 29.1-312. (Patron-Merricks, HB 1618 (Chapter 5); Cole, HB 1666 (I) See HB1618)

Killing of bear or deer; it’s a Class 3 misdemeanor to impede someone who has obtained a kill permit therefor. Amending § 29.1-529. (Patron-Cox, HB 1716 (Chapter 8))

Motorboats; authorizes county, city, or town to impose registration fee on those subject to locality’s tangible personal property tax. Adding § 29.1-711.1. (Patron-Locke, SB 820 (F))

Parking; regulation thereof of watercraft, boat trailers, etc., in certain counties. Amending § 46.2-1222.1. (Patron-Stuart, SB 882 (Chapter 535))

Pittsylvania County; Board of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to adopt regulations to ensure that any seasons and bag limits for hunting of deer that apply do so uniformly. (Patron-Merricks, HB 2102 (F))

Public’s use of state waters; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and Marine Resources Commission to clarify, report. (Patron-Saxman, HJR 689 (F))

Rail and Public Transportation, Department of (DRPT), etc.; develop process to coordinate and evaluate public recreational access and safety issues. (Patron-Fralin, HB 2088 (Chapter 458))

Shooting preserves; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to establish task force to analyze adequacy of laws and regulations governing. (Patron-Stuart, SJR 310 (F))

Special conservation police officers; those appointed after October 1, 2009, shall have valid registration as Special Conservator of the Peace from Department of Criminal Justice Services. Amending § 29.1-200. (Patron-Mathieson, HB 1961 (Chapter 355))

Waterfowl; joint subcommittee to study hunting in urban and suburban areas. (Patron-Englin, HJR 703 (F); Amundson, HJR 721 (F); Puller, SJR 322 (F))

Wildlife; authorizes issuance of kill permit to an airport operator, if finds creating a hazard. Amending § 29.1-529. (Patron-Stolle, SB 1515 (Chapter 305))

Wildlife Violator Compact; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to adopt regulations to be a member thereto. Amending § 29.1-103; adding § 29.1-530.5. (Patron-Bowling, HB 2281 (Chapter 648))

Workers’ Compensation; adds sworn Port Authority police officers to those entitled to presumption that certain are occupational diseases compensable thereunder. Amending § 65.2-402.1. (Patron-Spruill, HB 2111 (Chapter 417))