2014 SESSION

Convened January 8, 2014
Adjourned sine die March 8, 2014
Reconvened April 23, 2014
Adjourned sine die April 23, 2014

GAME, INLAND FISHERIES, AND BOATING

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

(C) Carried over to 2015 Session

Alcoholic beverage control; allows passengers to consume alcoholic beverages in motor vehicle or boat operated by common carrier. Amending § 4.1-308. (Patron-Hope, HB 423 (F))

Apprentice hunters; upon completion of hunter education, persons holding hunting license may hunt unsupervised, subject to requirements of applicable state law and regulations. Amending § 29.1-300.4. (Patron-Fowler, HB 1146 (Chapter 244))

Archery license, special; establishes new combined license for persons hunting with a bow and arrow or a crossbow. Amending §§ 29.1-306, 29.1-310.1, and 29.1-519; repealing § 29.1-306.1. (Patron-Wright, HB 715 (Chapter 136))

Boating safety course; exempts persons age 45 years of age or older on July 1, 2014, from having to pass safety education course. Amending § 29.1-735.2. (Patron-Stuart, SB 52 (F))

Boating safety course; exempts persons, who possess a valid Virginia seafood landing license, etc., are 45 years of age or older and have possessed a valid Virginia registration certificate for a motorboat for at least six continuous years from safety education course. Amending § 29.1-735.2. (Patron-Ransone, HB 650 (V))

Coyotes; Departments of Game and Inland Fisheries and of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall work cooperatively to provide information and promote programs in assisting with control concerns. (Patron-Cline, HB 988 (Chapter 429))

Coyotes; lawful to hunt or kill on Sundays. Amending § 29.1-521. (Patron-Garrett, SB 9 (F))

Crimes; seizure and forfeiture of property, asset forfeiture statute includes watercraft and vehicles used in attempted robbery. Amending § 19.2-386.16; adding § 19.2-386.35. (Patron-Simon, HB 803 (F))

Deer; employment of lights allowed for observation of deer (spotlighting) for certain activities authorized by Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, activities by locality. Amending § 29.1-525. (Patron-Bulova, HB 376 (Chapter 126))

Driving or boating while intoxicated; serious bodily injury, penalty. Amending §§ 18.2-51.4 and 18.2-51.5. (Patron-Norment, SB 487 (C))

Endangered and threatened species; any person may, in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws, possess, breed, sell, and transport any non-native wildlife included on list published by United States Secretary of the Interior pursuant to provisions of federal Endangered Species Act. Amending § 29.1-568. (Patron-Martin, SB 50 (Chapter 481))

Fox hunting; establishes special license for hunting on horseback with hounds but without firearms, special license shall not be required of any person holding required hunting license. Amending § 29.1-300.1; adding § 29.1-305.2. (Patron-Stuart, SB 145 (Chapter 798))

Fox or coyote; Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to erect, maintain, or operate an enclosure for purpose of pursuing, hunting, etc., with dogs, regulations governing foxhound training preserves. Adding § 29.1-525.2. (Patron-Marsden, SB 42 (Chapter 605))

Game and Inland Fisheries, Board of; changes criteria for appointments, members shall be knowledgeable about wildlife conservation, hunting, agriculture, forestry, etc., each Department region shall be represented. Amending § 29.1-102. (Patron-Scott, HB 1121 (Chapter 592))

Game and Inland Fisheries, Director of Department of; appointment of certain sworn law-enforcement positions. Amending § 29.1-200. (Patron-McDougle, SB 192 (I) See SB37)

Game and Inland Fisheries, Director of Department of; appointments of law-enforcement officers above rank of conservation police officer. Amending § 29.1-200. (Patron-Howell, SB 37 (C))

Hunting; Counties of Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, and Prince William to adopt an ordinance that allows hunting of wild animals on private lands on Sunday. Amending § 29.1-521. (Patron-Ramadan, HB 1250 (F))

Hunting and fishing license; expands special license for totally disabled resident veterans to include fishing for trout in certain waters. Amending §§ 29.1-302 and 29.1-339.2. (Patron-Farrell, HB 1175 (F))

Hunting and fishing licenses; special licenses for certain nonresident disabled veterans, such veterans not entitled to fish in designated waters stocked with trout by Department or other public body. Adding § 29.1-302.03. (Patron-Cline, HB 991 (Chapter 587))

Hunting licenses; discounted license fee to be established by Board of Game and Inland Fisheries for those persons 65 years of age or older who purchase license for hunting bear, deer, and turkey. Amending § 29.1-305. (Patron-Cline, HB 989 (F))

Hunting over bait; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to study effects of removal of prohibition. (Patron-Ruff, SJR 79 (F))

Hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses and permits; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries authorized to issue licenses valid for one year from their date of purchase or from future effective date. Amending § 29.1-328. (Patron-McWaters, SB 371 (Chapter 255))

Law-enforcement consolidation plan; Secretary of Natural Resources, et al., to develop plan for two agencies under Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. (Patron-Deeds, SB 258 (C))

Muzzle-loading rifle season; during special season for hunting deer, every deer hunter and person accompanying deer hunter shall wear certain blaze orange clothing. Amending § 29.1-530.1. (Patron-Fariss, HB 857 (Chapter 140))

Muzzleloading pistols; persons allowed to hunt big game with pistols of a certain caliber where and in those seasons when use of muzzleloading rifles is permitted. Amending § 29.1-519. (Patron-Scott, HB 127 (Chapter 117))

Muzzleloading pistols; persons allowed to use certain pistols to hunt game birds and animals in certain counties east and west of Blue Ridge Mountains. Amending § 29.1-519. (Patron-Fariss, HB 1042 (F))

Navigation on certain waters; no person who is recreationally floating upon certain waters in nonmotorized vessel shall be liable for civil or criminal trespass. Adding § 29.1-745.1. (Patron-Marsden, SB 629 (F))

Nonriparian stationary blinds; prohibits placement of blinds in a marked navigation channel. Amending § 29.1-345. (Patron-Stuart, SB 602 (Chapter 377))

Virginia Bobwhite quail; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to review ways to preserve population, report. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 63 (P))

Watercraft titling certificates; amends Virginia Uniform Certificate of Title for Watercraft Act to conform it to other watercraft-related laws. Amending §§ 29.1-733.2 and 29.1-733.7. (Patron-Wagner, SB 504 (Chapter 371))

Wild animals and wild birds; unlawful to hunt on private property and state waters on Sunday, exception, hunting or killing any deer or bear with gun, firearm, etc., with assistance of dogs unlawful on Sundays. Amending § 29.1-521. (Patron-Gilbert, HB 1237 (Chapter 152); Puckett, SB 154 (Chapter 482))

Wild game; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to study overpopulation in the Commonwealth. (Patron-Marshall, D.W., HJR 29 (F))

Wildlife; persons permitted or authorized by Department of Game and Inland Fisheries may provide care. Amending § 54.1-3800. (Patron-Hanger, SB 413 (Chapter 626))

Wind and other energy projects; Board shall consult with Department of Environmental Quality on regulations, impacts of projects on wildlife. Adding § 29.1-556.2. (Patron-Garrett, SB 123 (F))