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up; the signs are defaced with various graffitti. The nails and staples end up damaging the trees, or damage saws” when the trees are pruned or felled.
In addition, Sen. Miller pointed out, “there is a substantial expense of materials and labor involved in the frequent replacement of signs.” And, perhaps most important, he said, “it is extremely difficult to prosecute hunters for hunting on posted land without written permission when signs have been removed or destroyed.”
The solution which Sen. Miller offered, and which his colleagues in the General Assembly approved, was the paint blaze. The measure passed the Senate 40 to 0, and the House of Delegates 87 to 11.
The method has several advantages, he said. “It costs much less in labor and materials to post property, and the paint lasts for many years.” Sen. Miller added that “paint marks cannot be removed or mutilated as easily as signs, and the marks do not damage trees or saws as do nails and staples.”
Violation of the trespassing statute was also upgraded to a Class I Misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.
The new posting procedure will be explained, and illustrated, in the 1987-88 game laws publication which will be distributed in August. The Commonwealth thus becomes the second state in the nation, with Arkansas, to adopt this innovative method of marking private, posted property.
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