2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 573

File Code: Hunting and Fishing
Sponsored By:
Delegates Owings, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kach, Lee, Madaleno, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, and Stern
Entitled:
Natural Resources - Hunting - Private Property

Synopsis:

Requiring in all counties and for all game that a person must obtain written permission from the owner or an agent or lessee before the person may perform specified hunting-related acts on private property; requiring a landowner to make specified postings before a person may perform specified hunting-related acts on private property; clarifying that specified hunting restrictions apply to private land under water; and altering the penalties for a violation of specified restrictions on hunting on private property.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/12
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/4
Hearing cancelled
3/10
Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DISTRICT COURTS
FINES
HUNTING -see also- TRAPPING
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
NOTICES
PENALTIES
REAL PROPERTY
SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Natural Resources
( 10-411 , 10-411 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered