HB995
Dogs; licensed hunter may track a wounded bear, turkey, or deer with certain weapon.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Tracking wounded bear, deer, or turkey.
Allows a licensed hunter to use tracking dogs to find a wounded or dead bear, deer, or turkey. The bill authorizes the hunter to have a weapon in his possession and to use it to humanely kill the tracked animal, including after legal shooting hours. The bill prohibits using the ... (More) weapon to hunt, wound, or kill any animal other than the animal the hunter is tracking, except in self-defense. Current law prohibits a hunter from having a weapon in his possession while tracking. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102690D
- 01/09/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/23/2018 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/29/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB995)
- 01/31/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2018 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2018 - House: Committee substitute printed 18106509D-H1
- 02/09/2018 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB995H1)
- 02/12/2018 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2018 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 18106509D-H1
- 02/12/2018 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB995H1
- 02/13/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 03/01/2018 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (9-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2018 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2018 - House: Enrolled
- 03/08/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB995ER)
- 03/08/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB995ER)
- 03/08/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 16, 2018
- 03/16/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/23/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 447 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/23/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0447)
