2011 SESSION

Convened January 12, 2011 -

GAME, INLAND FISHERIES, AND BOATING

(P) Passed (F) Failed (V) Vetoed (I) Incoporated into other legislation

(C) Carried over from 2010 Session (CD) Carried over but died in committee on or before 12/2/2010

Acquisition of title to an abandoned vessel; changes notification requirements for a landowner proceeding from three consecutive days to three consecutive issues. Amending § 29.1-733.1. (Patron-Robinson, HB 1971 (Chapter 105); Stuart, SB 991 (Chapter 151))

Bear hound training; allows training of dogs to hunt bears to occur at night. Amending § 29.1-520. (Patron-Wilt, HB 1556 (F))

Constitutional amendment; personal property tax exemption on boats and watercrafts (first reference). Amending Section 6 of Article X. (Patron-Stuart, SJR 344 (F))

Damage of crops and livestock; adds deer, elk, and bear to those animals that may be lawfully killed when damaging personal property. Amending § 29.1-529. (Patron-Stuart, SB 868 (F))

Deer, bear, or turkey hunting licenses; authorizes Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to establish separate licenses to hunt. Amending § 29.1-305. (Patron-Wilt, HB 1553 (F))

Driving under influence of alcohol; expands driving under influence crimes for which an officer may arrest person without warrant to include persons driving watercraft. Amending §§ 19.2-74 and 19.2-81. (Patron-Reynolds, SB 688 (CD))

Drunk boating; reinstates language allowing for transfer of custody of person arrested. Amending § 19.2-81. (Patron-Cleaveland, HB 2423 (Chapter 510))

Endangered and threatened species; authorizes Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to adopt regulations. Amending §§ 29.1-563 and 29.1-568. (Patron-Whipple, SB 982 (Chapter 47))

Endangered and threatened species; consolidates various programs administered by Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, et al. Amending §§ 10.1-113, 10.1-1022.1, 28.2-1104, and 29.1-100; adding §§ 29.1-900 through 29.1-937; repealing §§ 3.2-1000 through 3.2-1011, 10.1-209 through 10.1-217, and 29.1-563 through 29.1-570. (Patron-Stuart, SB 968 (F))

Fish and Wildlife, Commission on; established, report. Adding §§ 30-326 through 30-333. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 2334 (F))

Fishing; if person is in interjurisdictional inland waters he is subject to laws of jurisdiction. Amending § 29.1-534. (Patron-Wright, HB 1712 (Chapter 93); Ruff, SB 1299 (Chapter 179))

Game and Inland Fisheries, Board of; to introduce new species of game requires authorization of local government for locality where the introduction occurs. Amending § 29.1-103. (Patron-Phillips, HB 2176 (Chapter 805); Puckett, SB 1017 (Chapter 841))

Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; given authority and responsibility to create and administer damage stamp compensation program. Amending §§ 29.1-352 and 29.1-354 through 29.1-357; repealing §§ 29.1-353 and 29.1-358. (Patron-Puckett, SB 1023 (I) See SB868)

Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; parking violations on their properties, civil penalty. Amending § 29.1-113. (Patron-Watts, HB 1629 (Chapter 768))

Harvell Dam; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries shall submit a report evaluating alternatives to proposed breach thereof. (Patron-Dance, HB 1855 (Chapter 215))

Harvell Dam; exempts part of Appomattox River located in City of Petersburg from fish passageway requirements. Amending § 29.1-532. (Patron-Dance, HB 795 (CD))

Hunter safety education; requires persons 18 years of age or younger to pass before obtaining a hunting license. Amending § 29.1-300.1. (Patron-Wagner, SB 1376 (F))

Hunting; allows a person to hunt any wild bird or wild animal on Sundays. Amending §§ 29.1-521, 29.1-521.1, and 29.1-553. (Patron-Keam, HB 2442 (F); Petersen, SB 850 (F))

Hunting; practice of falconry, penalty. Amending §§ 18.2-97.1, 18.2-136, and 29.1-419. (Patron-Morgan, HB 1442 (Chapter 191))

Hunting deer; allows persons to hunt with a bow and arrow or crossbow in Northern Virginia Planning District on Sundays. Amending § 29.1-521. (Patron-Keam, HB 2443 (F))

Hunting license, special; established for partially disabled veterans. Adding § 29.1-302.02. (Patron-Armstrong, HB 2415 (Chapter 273))

Menhaden fishing; Virginia Marine Resources Commission to assess fee for those caught with purse net, Menhaden Assessment Fund established. Adding § 28.2-402.1. (Patron-Abbitt, HB 2165 (F))

Multiple-year licenses; Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to issue hunting, fishing, or trapping licenses or permits. Amending § 29.1-328. (Patron-Knight, HB 2370 (Chapter 819))

Reckless operation of watercraft; includes paddleboards and other self-propelled watercraft. Amending § 29.1-738. (Patron-Knight, HB 1622 (F))

Special combined individual sportfishing licenses; creates an additional boat license option which allows licensees to fish in both freshwater and saltwater. Amending §§ 28.2-302.2:1 and 29.1-310.2. (Patron-Stuart, SB 995 (Chapter 287))

Tracking dogs; may be used to find wounded or dead bear or deer. Adding § 29.1-516.1. (Patron-Wilt, HB 1889 (Chapter 459))

Virginia Fuels Tax Act; definition of commercial watercraft. Amending §§ 58.1-609.1 and 58.1-2201. (Patron-Wagner, SB 1137 (Chapter 165))

Voter registration applications; State Board of Elections will make forms available where hunting and fishing licenses are sold. Amending § 24.2-416.3. (Patron-Smith, SB 1213 (Chapter 225))