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2018 SESSION
18101522DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 29.1-338, 29.1-530.2, 29.1-546, and 29.1-550 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 29.1-338. Revocation of license and privileges; penalties.
If any person is found guilty of violating (i) any of the
provisions of the hunting, trapping, or inland fish laws, any provisions of §§
15.2-915.2, 15.2-1209.1, 18.2-131 through 18.2-136 and
§§,
18.2-285 through,
18.2-286, or 18.2-286.1, or any
regulations adopted by the Board pursuant thereto, a second time within three
years of a previous conviction of violating any such law or regulation, or (ii)
any provisions of law or ordinance governing the dumping of refuse, trash, or other litter, while
engaged in hunting, trapping, or fishing,
such license and privileges shall be revoked by the court trying the case and
that person shall not apply for a new license or exercise such privileges until
12 months succeeding the date of conviction. The court may also prohibit the
convicted person from hunting, fishing, or
trapping in the Commonwealth for a period of one to five 10 years.
If found hunting, trapping, or
fishing during this prohibited period, the person shall
be is
guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor and shall be
prohibited from hunting, fishing, or trapping for an additional one
to 10 years.
Licenses revoked shall be sent to the Director.
§ 29.1-530.2. Unlawfully killing bear; penalty.
Any person who kills or attempts to kill a bear in violation
of any provision of this article or of a regulation adopted thereunder shall be is
guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The court may also
prohibit the convicted person from hunting, trapping, or fishing in the
Commonwealth for a period of one to 10
years.
§ 29.1-546. General penalty.
Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of
this title shall, unless otherwise
specified, be is
guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. The court may also prohibit a
person convicted pursuant to this section from
hunting, trapping, or fishing in the Commonwealth for a period of one to 10
years.
§ 29.1-550. Taking game or fish during closed season or exceeding bag limit.
It shall be is unlawful for any person to
(i) take, or attempt to take, any wild bird, wild animal,
or fish during the closed season,; (ii) exceed the bag or creel
limit for any wild bird, wild animal, or
fish,;
or (iii) possess over the daily bag or creel limit for any wild bird, wild
animals, or fish while in the forests,
fields, or waters of the
Commonwealth. Any person convicted of violating any provisions of this section shall be is
guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. The
court shall revoke the hunting,
trapping, or fishing license of any person convicted of
violating clause (i), and
such person shall be prohibited from applying for
a new license or exercising such
privileges for at least 12 months and up to
10 years succeeding the date of conviction.