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HOUSE BILL NO. 2729 Offered January 20, 1997 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 29.1-305 and 29.1-305.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 29.1-305.2, relating to establishing a license to hunt bear. ---------- Patron-- Christian ---------- Referred to Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 29.1-305 and 29.1-305.1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 29.1-305.2 as follows:

§ 29.1-305. Special license for hunting deer and turkey.

A special license is required for hunting bear, deer and turkey in this Commonwealth, which shall be in addition to the license required to hunt other game. The fee for the special license shall be twelve dollars for a resident age sixteen or over, seven dollars and fifty cents for a resident under age sixteen and sixty dollars for a nonresident.

The license to hunt bear, deer and turkey may be obtained from the clerk or agent of any county or city whose duty it is to sell hunting licenses.

§ 29.1-305.1. Bonus deer permits.

The Board shall establish by regulation a procedure for selling bonus deer permits. Each bonus deer permit purchased shall entitle the holder thereof to take additional deer under conditions prescribed by the Board. The cost of a bonus deer permit shall be set by the Board but shall not exceed the fee charged for the special license to hunt bear, deer and turkey, as prescribed under § 29.1-305. Clerks and license agents who sell hunting licenses shall sell bonus deer permits and shall be entitled to a service fee as prescribed in § 29.1-332.

§ 29.1-305.2. Special license for hunting bear.

A special license is required for hunting bear in the Commonwealth, which shall be in addition to the license required to hunt other game. The fee for this special license shall be three dollars for a resident and fifteen dollars for a nonresident.

The license to hunt bear may be obtained from the clerk of any county or city whose duty it is to sell hunting licenses, or from any agent.