TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The Board of Game and Inland Fisheries is claiming an exemption from the Administrative Process Act pursuant to § 2.2-4002 A 3 of the Code of Virginia when promulgating regulations regarding the management of wildlife.
Title of Regulation: 4VAC15-70. Game: Bobcat (amending 4VAC15-70-30).
Statutory Authority: § 9.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.
Public Hearing Information:
June 2, 2015 - 9 a.m. - Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228
Public Comment Deadline: May 22, 2015.
Agency Contact: Phil Smith, Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228, telephone (804) 367-8341 or email phil.smith@dgif.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The proposed amendments remove the season bag limit of 12 bobcats per year, taken by hunting and trapping combined.
4VAC15-70-30. Bag limit.
The bag limit for hunting bobcat shall be two per hunting party, taken between noon of one day and noon the following day. The season bag limit shall be 12 bobcats in the aggregate, taken by hunting and trapping combined.
VA.R. Doc. No. R15-4401; Filed May 13, 2015, 1:33 a.m.