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1998 SESSION

981671298
HOUSE BILL NO. 900
Offered January 26, 1998
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 29.1-301.1, relating to a special hunting permit for certain veterans.
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Patrons-- Ingram, Barlow, Councill, Cox, Drake, Dudley, Guest, Harris, Ruff, Spruill, Wagner and Ware; Senators: Marsh, Newman and Quayle
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Referred to Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 29.1-301.1 as follows:

§ 29.1-301.1. Special hunting permits for certain veterans.

Upon application received from the director or other comparable official of any veterans hospital in Virginia, the Director shall permit any organized group of patients actually residing in such hospitals to hunt without obtaining licenses required under §§ 29.1-303 and 29.1-305. The application for the permit shall state the approximate date or dates upon which it will be used, the general area in which it will be used, and the name of the person or organization responsible for the group. There shall be no fee for this permit.