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2018 SESSION
18104994DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-132.2 as follows:
§ 18.2-132.2. Release of hunting dogs on highway; penalty.
Any person who intentionally releases one or more hunting dogs on or within 15 feet of a highway, as defined in § 46.2-100, for purposes of hunting game is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, unless the release of such dogs occurs on or within 15 feet of a highway that is adjacent to property whose landowner, or whose landowner's agent, has given the person releasing such dogs permission to hunt. A second or subsequent violation of this section within three years is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, the court shall revoke such person's hunting license for a period of one year.