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HOUSE BILL NO. 886 Offered January 9, 2008 Prefiled January 8, 2008 A BILL to amend and reenact § 29.1-520 of the Code of Virginia, relating to bear hunting. ---------- Patrons-- Lohr, Athey, Cole, Phillips, Scott, E.T., Sherwood and Shuler ---------- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 29.1-520 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 29.1-520. Times for hunting.

A. Nonmigratory game birds and game animals may be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Bears may be hunted without capturing or taking by day or night during bear hound training season.

B. Fur-bearing animals and nuisance species of birds and animals may be hunted by day or by night, except that muskrats may be hunted by day only.

C. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.