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Old Mossy Horns
The conflict has gained steam over the past decade, growing more intense in rural eastern Virginia counties as development creeps into once-wild land. Legislators have repeatedly drafted bills to defuse problems between landowners and hound-hunting groups, but all attempts have suffered swift deaths in General Assembly subcommittees.
But a couple of bills introduced in the past two weeks appear to have more bite than bark.
House Speaker William J. Howell, R-Stafford, introduced HB1900 to separate the good hunters from the bad. It’s Howell’s only bill for the session and, as speaker, he wields plenty of influence.
The bill will receive its first reading Thursday in the House’s Rules Committee.
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