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2011 SESSION

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HB 1889 Tracking dogs; may be used to find wounded or dead bear or deer.

Introduced by: Tony O. Wilt | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Tracking dogs.  Allows the use of tracking dogs on a lead to find wounded or dead bear or deer during archery, muzzleloader, or firearm bear or deer hunting seasons, so long as those who are conducting the retrieval effort have permission to hunt on or have access to the land and don't have a weapon in their possession.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100955D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/11  House: Committee substitute printed 11105092D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/03/11  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1889ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/24/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100955D
• 01/11/11  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/25/11  House: Assigned ACNRsub: #2 Natural Resources
• 01/26/11  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/11  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/11  House: Committee substitute printed 11105092D-H1
• 02/04/11  House: Read first time
• 02/07/11  House: Read second time
• 02/07/11  House: Committee substitute agreed to 11105092D-H1
• 02/07/11  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1889H1
• 02/08/11  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/11  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/11  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/11  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/21/11  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/11  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/11  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/11  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/24/11  Senate: Read third time
• 02/24/11  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 03/03/11  House: Enrolled
• 03/03/11  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1889ER)
• 03/03/11  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/11  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/24/11  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 459 (effective 7/1/11)
• 03/24/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459)