Bill Text: VA HB1329 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Trespass by hunters using dogs; penalty.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2016-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0373) [HB1329 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HB1329-Chaptered.html

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CHAPTER 373 An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-132.1, relating to trespass by hunters using dogs; penalty. [H 1329] Approved March 11, 2016

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-132.1 as follows:

§18.2-132.1. Trespass by hunters using dogs; penalty.

Any person who intentionally releases hunting dogs on the lands of another which have been posted in accordance with the provisions of § 18.2-134.1 to hunt without the consent of the landowner or his agent is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. 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 or trapping license for a period of one year. The fact that hunting dogs are present on the lands of another alone is not sufficient evidence to prove that the person acted intentionally.