[Adopted 3-1-2000; amended in its entirety 8-1-2016]
A.
The killing
of female coyotes within the boundaries of Buchanan County, Virginia,
is hereby authorized for bounties upon the following conditions: Upon
proper proof (person presenting carcass must verify that carcass was
shot upon land owned by person claiming the bounty with claim filed
under oath) a bounty of $50 shall be paid by the County, from available
funds, for each female coyote killed within the boundaries of the
County. A bounty will be paid on coyote carcasses that have been shot
only; bounties will not be paid for a carcass killed in any other
manner. The entire coyote carcass shall be presented at the County
Sanitary Landfill to County's designated agent before payment of the
bounty.
B.
All bounty
payment(s) shall be contingent upon the furnishing of such identifying
information as requested by the County's designated agent and the
Board of Supervisors shall be the approving authority for payment
of all claims presented.
The total dollar amount of bounties to be paid
under this article shall not exceed the sum of $5,000 per fiscal year
(July 1 to June 30), except by additional appropriation by the Board.
It shall be unlawful for any person to present
a false claim or to receive any money on a false claim under this
article which act shall constitute a Class One misdemeanor, punishable
by a fine not to exceed $2,500 and/or confinement in jail for a period
not to exceed one year.
