Relating to raccoons, including restrictions on taking, reimbursement requirements, and scheduled fine amounts, and providing penalties

Progress

1. Introduced
   February 16, 2026
2. Subcommittee
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3. Committee
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4. Passed House
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5. Passed Senate
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6. Signed
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Died at end of session The General Assembly adjourned on May 3, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to raccoons, including restrictions on taking, reimbursement requirements, and scheduled fine amounts. The bill provides that a hunting license is not required when hunting furbearers with a field trial permit, consistent with other current Code provisions. The bill prohibits the department of natural resources from restricting the time of the year when a person with a valid fur harvester license or field trial permit may hunt raccoons on public land. Under current law, a person convicted of unlawfully selling, taking, catching, killing, injuring, destroying, or having in possession a raccoon must reimburse the state $200.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text