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2010 SESSION

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HB 940 Hunting and trapping; reduces penalty for violations.

Introduced by: Watkins M. Abbitt, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Department of Forestry; hunting and trapping violations. Reduces the penalty for violations of hunting and trapping laws or regulations administered by the State Forester. Currently such a violation is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor and could include confinement in jail for not more than 12 months and a fine of not more than $2,500. Under the new provision, a violation would be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor and would include only the possibility of a fine of not more than $500.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100786D  pdf
• 02/17/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB940ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0008)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/13/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100786D
• 01/13/10  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/27/10  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/10  House: Read first time
• 01/29/10  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/01/10  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/10  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/10  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/08/10  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/10  Senate: Read third time
• 02/10/10  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/10  House: Enrolled
• 02/17/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB940ER)
• 02/17/10  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/18/10  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/26/10  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 8 (effective 7/1/10)
• 02/26/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0008)