Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Licenses”, which is part of Title 29.1 “Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating”. It contains 68 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 68 sections.

§ 29.1-300	Unlawful to hunt, trap or fish without license
§ 29.1-300.1	Certification of competence in hunter education; incentives
§ 29.1-300.2	Hunter education program
§ 29.1-300.3	Program fees
§ 29.1-300.4	Apprentice hunting license; deferral of hunter education
§ 29.1-301	Exemptions from license requirements
§ 29.1-302	Special license for certain resident disabled veterans
§ 29.1-302.01	Special fishing license for disabled active duty military personnel
§ 29.1-302.02	Special resident and nonresident hunting and fishing licenses for partially disabled veterans
§ 29.1-302.03	Special licenses for certain nonresident disabled veterans
§ 29.1-302.1	Special lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for residents and nonresidents
§ 29.1-302.2	Special lifetime fishing license; permanently disabled persons
§ 29.1-302.3	Special guest fishing licenses
§ 29.1-302.4	Special lifetime trout fishing licenses for residents and nonresidents
§ 29.1-303	Fees to hunt
§ 29.1-303.1	Trip hunting licenses
§ 29.1-303.2	State junior resident hunting license fee
§ 29.1-303.2:1	State junior resident bear hunting license; fee
§ 29.1-303.3	Youth resident and nonresident combination hunting license established; fee
§ 29.1-304	Nonresident license to hunt within shooting preserves and foxhound training preserves
§ 29.1-305	Special license for hunting bear, deer and turkey; authority of Board to create bear license
§ 29.1-305.01	Special license to hunt elk; authority of Board to create elk license and quota hunts
§ 29.1-305.1	Bonus deer permits
§ 29.1-305.2	Special fox hunting licenses
§ 29.1-306	Special archery license, slingbow license, and crossbow license
§ 29.1-306.1	Repealed
§ 29.1-307	Special muzzleloading license
§ 29.1-308	Reserved
§ 29.1-309	Fees to trap
§ 29.1-309.1	Special lifetime trapping license; permanently disabled persons and disabled veterans
§ 29.1-309.2	Special lifetime trapping license for senior citizens
§ 29.1-309.3	State junior resident trapping license established; fee
§ 29.1-310	Fees to fish
§ 29.1-310.1	Sportsman's hunting and fishing license established
§ 29.1-310.2	Special combined individual sportfishing licenses
§ 29.1-311	Trip fishing license for residents and nonresidents; trout stocked waters
§ 29.1-312	Special fishing or hunting permits for certain veterans
§ 29.1-313	Issuance of licenses for use of individuals in certain state facilities
§ 29.1-314	Special fishing permits for certain individuals with disabilities
§ 29.1-315	Special fishing permits for certain school classes
§ 29.1-315.1	Special permit to hunt and fish by youth during fish and wildlife education events
§ 29.1-316	Special fishing permits for certain youth camps
§ 29.1-317	Special fishing permits for certain juveniles
§ 29.1-318	Board may charge use fees for fishing in certain waters
§ 29.1-319	Persons entitled to county, city, or state resident licenses
§ 29.1-320	Reserved
§ 29.1-321	Nonresident required to buy nonresident license
§ 29.1-322	Residents of counties bordering on streams
§ 29.1-323	By whom licenses issued
§ 29.1-324	Reserved
§ 29.1-325	Evidence that applicant entitled to license
§ 29.1-326	Reserved
§ 29.1-327	Agents for sale of licenses and permits; sales by telephone and electronic media
§ 29.1-328	Term of licenses and permits; multiple-year license
§ 29.1-329	Reserved
§ 29.1-330	Delivery to clerk or agent; return of unused annually expiring materials and unsold licenses; voluntary contributions
§ 29.1-331	Licenses to be dated, numbered and authenticated
§ 29.1-332	License and permit receipts; compensation for issuing; sums to be credited to game protection fund
§ 29.1-333	Reports to Director as to sale of licenses
§ 29.1-334	Certificate when license lost or destroyed
§ 29.1-335	Hunting, trapping or fishing without a license
§ 29.1-336	Carrying licenses and certificates; penalty
§ 29.1-337	Displaying license upon request
§ 29.1-337.1	Penalty for false statements; altering, borrowing or lending license
§ 29.1-338	Revocation of license and privileges; penalties
§ 29.1-339	Complimentary licenses
§ 29.1-339.1	Repealed
§ 29.1-339.2	Establishment of Virginia Migratory Waterfowl Conservation Stamp; required