Big game hunting; guaranteed kills prohibited, penalty.
Summary
Big game hunting; guaranteed kills prohibited;penalty. Prohibits offering for sale, selling, offering to purchase,purchasing, or guaranteeing a kill of, or charging a fee for killing,a deer, bear, or wild turkey. Such prohibition does not apply tokilling small game or migratory birds. The bill does not preventa landowner from leasing land for hunting, except that a lease ofland for hunting deer, bear, or wild turkey shall not be for a durationof less than three days. A violation is punishable as a Class 1misdemeanor; when the aggregate of such sales or purchases, or anycombination thereof, by any person totals $500 or more during any90-day period, such violation is punishable as a Class 6 felony.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Apr 2, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 631 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104094D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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