GAME, INLAND FISHERIES AND BOATING
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    GAME, INLAND FISHERIES AND BOATING

    Aquaculture; regulation. Amending §§ 3.1-73.6 and 29.1-417; adding §§ 3.1-73.9, 3.1-73.10 and 29.1-103.1. (Patron-Hanger, SB 521)

    Aquaculture; regulation. Amending §§ 3.1-73.6, 29.1-301 and 29.1-417; adding §§ 3.1-73.9, 3.1-73.10 and 29.1-103.1. (Patron-Deeds, HB 2357)

    Aquaculture permitting programs; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, et al., to study. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 339)

    Bear; issuance of special license to hunt. Amending §§ 29.1-305 and 29.1-305.1; adding § 29.1-305.2. (Patron-Christian, HB 2729)

    Boating education; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to study. (Patron-Tata, HJR 557)

    Canoe and kayak rentals; liability of outfitters. Adding § 29.1-509.1. (Patron-Katzen, HB 2143)

    Crossbow hunting; permitted by disabled persons. Amending § 29.1-306. (Patron-Katzen, HB 2146)

    Deer; abolishes unlawful killing with a rifle in Prince George County. Repealing Chapter 187, 1954 Acts. (Patron-Barlow, HB 2628)

    Deer; hunting by disabled persons. Amending § 29.1-521.3. (Patron-Katzen, HB 2145)

    Deer; unlawful to kill with a rifle in Prince George County. Amending Chapter 187, 1954 Acts. (Patron-Quayle, SB 913)

    Deer population in urban and suburban areas; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to study options for controlling. (Patron-Callahan, HJR 489)

    Embry Dam; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to study providing fish passage therein. (Patron-Houck, SJR 296)

    Environmental impact reports; applicable to wildlife habitat. Amending § 10.1-1188. (Patron-Cooper, HB 2822)

    Fishing; penalty for impeding in tidal and inland waters. Amending § 29.1-738; adding §§ 28.2-903.1 and 29.1-554.1. (Patron-Croshaw, HB 1915)

    Fishing; penalty to interfere with a person who is lawfully fishing. Amending § 29.1-521.1. (Patron-Deeds, HB 843)

    Furs, hides, pelts or skeletal parts; permit not required of any Virginia resident who is a member of an American Indian tribe to buy or possess. Amending § 29.1-401. (Patron-Morgan, HB 2720)

    Game and Inland Fisheries, Board of; members. Amending § 29.1-102. (Patron-Cooper, HB 2823)

    Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; joint subcommittee to study long-term funding options to meet operating needs thereof, appropriation. (Patron-Thomas, HJR 552)

    Game licenses; exemptions include grandchildren, regardless of age, of landowner. Amending § 29.1-301. (Patron-Ruff, HB 2599)

    Game wardens, special; appointment. Amending § 29.1-217. (Patron-Deeds, HB 2356)

    Hunting accidents; duty of person involved therein. Amending § 19.2-81; adding § 29.1-509.1. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 1806)

    Hunting licenses; exemptions include persons who assist a disabled hunter who has a valid license. Amending § 29.1-301. (Patron-Phillips, HB 2766)

    Junior lifetime hunting license; created. Amending §§ 29.1-300.1 and 29.1-302.1. (Patron-Weatherholtz, HB 2094)

    License plates, special; issuance for scuba divers. Adding § 46.2-748.2. (Patron-Orrock, HB 2063)

    Motorboats; included under definition of watercraft for purpose of payment of sales and use tax. Amending §§ 29.1-712, 29.1-716, 29.1-717, 58.1-1401, 58.1-1404, 58.1-1405 and 58.1-1410. (Patron-Councill, HB 2482)

    Motorboats; minimum age for operation. Adding § 29.1-734.2. (Patron-Armstrong, HB 2695; Reynolds, SB 890)

    "No wake" zones; establishment by localities. Amending § 29.1-744. (Patron-Barlow, HB 2880)

    Personal flotation devices; use on certain motorboats by persons under 12. Adding § 29.1-735.01. (Patron-Robinson, HB 2061)

    Personal watercraft (jet skis); mandatory safety education for use. Amending § 29.1-747; adding §§ 29.1-751 through 29.1-755. (Patron-Cantor, HB 2459)

    Regattas, marine parades, tournaments, etc.; removes requirement that permits be issued for holding of such events in state waters, exception. Amending §§ 29.1-737 and 29.1-742; repealing § 29.1-743. (Patron-Schrock, SB 839)

    Sewage and waste from boats and vessels; regulations concerning discharge in Chesapeake Bay. Amending § 62.1-44.33. (Patron-Robinson, HB 2494)

    Shooting preserves; prohibits shooting animals other than game animals. Adding § 3.1-796.94:1; repealing §§ 3.1-763.5:1 through 3.1-763.5:8. (Patron-Grayson, HB 1535)

    Shooting preserves; regulations when pen-raised mallard ducks are released. Amending § 29.1-600.1. (Patron-Diamonstein, HB 880)

    Sight-seeing carriers by boat; regulation by State Corporation Commission. Adding §§ 56-457.11 through 56-457.21; repealing §§ 46.2-2600 through 46.2-2610. (Patron-Robinson, HB 629)

    State Police Officers' Retirement System; expands membership to include game wardens. Amending §§ 51.1-201, 51.1-202 and 51.1-203. (Patron-Deeds, HB 1782)

    Warrantless searches; applicable to marine patrol officers who enforce marine fisheries laws. Amending § 19.2-59. (Patron-Bloxom, HB 2096)

    Water vessels; local regulation concerning safe operation, including underway speed of a vessel. Amending § 29.1-744. (Patron-Grayson, HB 2237)

    Water vessels; removal due to arrest of operator. Adding § 29.1-738.6. (Patron-Dudley, HB 2238)

    Water vessels; removal or repair of those that have been abandoned. Amending § 15.1-11.3. (Patron-Behm, HB 2370)

    Watercraft, motor and warranty work; compensation. Adding §§ 29.1-828 and 29.1-829. (Patron-Councill, HB 1320)

    Wild game; processing that which is unclaimed. Amending § 29.1-521. (Patron-Crouch, HB 2133)

    Wildlife; handling of evidence in court proceedings. Amending § 29.1-553. (Patron-Stolle, SB 1064)

    Wildlife permits; duration and expiration thereof. Amending §§ 29.1-413, 29.1-415, 29.1-416, 29.1-417 and 29.1-419. (Patron-Hanger, SB 942)

    Wildlife Resource Functions, Feasibility of Consolidating; Report of Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (Item 15E, Chapter 853, 1995 Acts, HJR 173, 1996 and Item 14C, Chapter 912, 1996 Acts). (HD 44)


    1997 Cumulative Index of Bills, Joint Resolutions, Resolutions and Documents - For additional information, please contact Legislative Information, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Telephone (804) 786-6530. Last Modified on June 23, 1997 at 01:04pm Eastern Daylight Time

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