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HOUSE BILL NO. 136 House Amendments in [ ] --January 29, 2016 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 29.1-345.2, relating to damaged stationary duck blinds in the City of Virginia Beach; civil penalty. ---------- Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Knight ---------- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 29.1-345.2 as follows:

§ 29.1-345.2. Damaged stationary blinds in Virginia Beach; civil penalty.

Any licensee who has a stationary blind located in the City of Virginia Beach that has been abandoned, is in a state of disrepair, or does not meet the requirements for a blind set forth in § 29.1-341 shall place a PVC pipe marker with reflecting tape or gear six feet above mean low water at the site of the blind and shall immediately notify the Department that the blind has been marked in accordance with this section. The failure to place such a reflective marker within  [ 48 hours seven days ] of discovery of the blind's condition or within [ 48 hours seven days ] of notification by the Department of the requirement to place a reflective marker shall subject the owner of the blind to a civil penalty not to exceed $100. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. All civil penalties assessed under this section shall be deposited in the Motorboat and Water Safety Fund of the Game Protection Fund and used as provided for in § 29.1-701.