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VA Code § 29.1-345.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-345.2. Damaged stationary blinds in Virginia Beach; civil penalty

Any licensee who has a stationary blind located in the City of Virginia Beach that has been abandoned or does not meet the requirements for a blind set forth in § 29.1-341 shall place a PVC pipe marker with reflecting tape or gear six feet above mean low water at the site of the blind and shall immediately notify the Department that the blind has been marked in accordance with this section. The failure to place such a reflective marker within seven days of discovery of the blind's condition or within seven days of notification by the Department of the requirement to place a reflective marker shall subject the owner of the blind to a civil penalty not to exceed $100. All civil penalties assessed under this section shall be deposited in the Motorboat and Water Safety Fund of the Game Protection Fund and used as provided for in § 29.1-701.2016, c. 378.
VA Code § 29.1-346 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-346. When license for floating blinds issued; distance from stationary blinds

Licenses for floating blinds permitted by law, in the public waters, may be obtained on and after July 1. Floating blinds shall have a license plate supplied with the license for that season affixed to the blind. Floating blinds, including any accompanying boat or tender, shall anchor or tie out at least 500 yards from any licensed stationary blind for shooting, whether on the shore or in the water, unless agreed otherwise between the parties.Code 1950, § 29-87; 1970, c. 579; 1987, cc. 94, 488.
VA Code § 29.1-347 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-347. Renewing licenses

The holders of licenses first issued under this article may renew the same privileges each succeeding year by licensing within the time required and placing the license tag on the stake or blind as required by this article. The exclusive privileges prescribed with respect to owners and their lessees and permittees in § 29.1-344 shall be recurrent each year even if the privileges were forfeited to some other person or persons in the preceding year. If any blind is destroyed in any manner beyond the control of the owner, it may be replaced within thirty days without losing the position which it formerly occupied. Those licensing stationary blinds in the public waters shall remove the blinds when the licenses expire or when they no longer intend to use them, whichever occurs first.Code 1950, § 29-88; 1987, c. 488; 2013, c. 745.
VA Code § 29.1-348 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-348. Obtaining licenses

All applications for blind licenses under this article shall be made to the local license agent or clerk of the circuit court of the county or city in which or nearest which the blind site is located or through an electronic or computerized means determined by the Director. The clerk or local license agent shall be paid similar fees as for issuing hunting licenses. With each license the Department, clerk, or local license agent shall deliver a license plate bearing the number of the license, which shall be affixed to the blind where it may be easily observed. The Department shall furnish the licenses and license plates provided for in this article. The money arising from the sale of blind licenses shall be paid into the game protection fund.Code 1950, § 29-89; 1987, c. 488; 2007, c. 38.
VA Code § 29.1-349 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-349. Hunting, erecting blind within 500 yards of licensed blind

A. No person shall hunt or shoot migratory waterfowl in the public waters of this Commonwealth from a boat, float, raft or other buoyant craft or device within 500 yards of any legally licensed erected stationary blind of another without the consent of the licensee, or within 150 yards of a residence without the consent of the landowner, except when in active pursuit of a visibly crippled waterfowl that was legally shot by the person.B. No person shall erect a stationary blind in the public waters within 500 yards of any other licensed blind without the consent of the licensee. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a trespass, and the affected blind licensee may maintain an action for damages. Furthermore, the trial court shall immediately revoke the blind owner's license for the stationary blind where the offense was committed. The blind owner may be eligible for a license in the following open season upon the same conditions that would apply to a new applicant. When a license for a stationary blind has been revoked, the blind shall be destroyed by the former licensee.Code 1950, § 29-90; 1954, c. 305; 1956, c. 318; 1987, c. 488; 2004, c. 422; 2007, c. 87; 2013, c. 745; 2020, c. 415.
VA Code § 29.1-350 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-350. Exemption from application of article

The provisions of this article shall not apply to the shores and public waters and marshes of Accomack and Northampton Counties. However, in those localities no person shall hunt migratory waterfowl, whether from a blind or otherwise, without having obtained a season license to hunt.Code 1950, § 29-91; 1970, c. 644; 1987, c. 488; 1993, c. 209.
VA Code § 29.1-351 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-351. Regulations to be issued; present regulations continued in force

The Board shall have the power to amend or alter the provisions of this article by regulation prescribing a distance less than 500 yards between blinds whenever and wherever such action seems practicable and desirable. The Board may adopt other regulations concerning the use of such blinds as may appear advisable to meet changing conditions as to hunting migratory game birds. The regulations of the Board now applying to such hunting are hereby continued in force until amended or repealed by the Board; however, the Board shall not have the power to alter in any respect the privileges prescribed for owners and their lessees and permittees in §§ 29.1-344 and 29.1-347.Code 1950, § 29-92; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-351.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-351.1. Penalty for violations

Unless otherwise specified, any person who violates any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 29-90; 1954, c. 305; 1956, c. 318; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-352 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-352. Damage stamp program established; purpose; intent

There is hereby established a damage stamp program to provide for an available source of funds to be used to compensate damage to crops, fruit trees, commercially grown Christmas trees, nursery stock, livestock, colonies of bees, bee equipment and appliances, as defined in § 3.2-4400, or farm equipment that is caused by deer, elk, or bear, or by big game hunters. It is the intent of the General Assembly that persons suffering loss or damage as the result of these activities should be realistically compensated for damages that occurred to their property as the result of the activity. A local governing body shall encourage to the maximum extent possible the utilization of the damage stamp fund for payment of claims in keeping with the purposes of this article.1981, c. 16, § 29-92.1; 1983, c. 198; 1987, c. 488; 2003, c. 137; 2004, cc. 87, 463.
VA Code § 29.1-353 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-353. Local governing body to adopt ordinance

A. Any local governing body may adopt an ordinance consistent with the provisions of this article for the purpose of establishing a damage stamp program. No such ordinance shall be in force between May 1 of any year and the following April 30 whenever the amount of money in this special fund is more than twice the average annual disbursement made from the fund for the payment of damage claims in the locality during the immediately preceding three years. However, such estoppel shall not apply to any locality during the first three years immediately following the effective date of the first such ordinance adopted by the governing body of that locality pursuant to this or any earlier similar enabling act.B. Any locality which has adopted an ordinance prior to July 1, 1981, will not be required to adopt a new ordinance; however, any prior ordinance shall be administered pursuant to the provisions of this article.1981, c. 16, § 29-92.2; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-354 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-354. Stamps required; issuance; fee; affixing stamps; cancellation

It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt bear, deer or elk in any locality adopting a damage stamp ordinance within the Commonwealth without having first obtained the special stamp. A violation of this provision shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.The annual fee for such a stamp shall be $1. The local governing body may prescribe any fee, not to exceed $5 for these special stamps, when issued to nonresidents of the Commonwealth.The special stamps shall be obtained from a locally designated official or from any agent designated by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-327. The agent shall be paid a fee of $.10 from the special fund for each stamp issued.The stamp shall be affixed to the reverse side of a current hunting license of each person required to obtain the stamp, and that person shall cancel the stamp with his initials.1981, c. 16, § 29-92.3; 1987, c. 488; 1989, c. 421; 2003, c. 137.
VA Code § 29.1-355 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-355. Disposition of funds

All moneys received from the sale of the special stamps shall be paid into the local treasury to the credit of a special damage stamp fund and identified by the year in which the moneys were collected. The special fund shall be used for the following purposes:1. Payment for damages to crops, fruit trees, commercially grown Christmas trees, nursery stock, livestock, colonies of bees, bee equipment and appliances, as defined in § 3.2-4400, or farm equipment that is caused by deer, elk, or bear at any time, or by big game hunters during hunting season; and2. Payment of the actual and necessary costs of the administration of the provisions of this article, including the printing and distribution of the required stamps and the payment of reasonable fees to persons designated by a local governing body to inspect, evaluate, and confirm reported claims and adjust such claims; and3. In the discretion of the local governing body, payment of the costs of law enforcement directly related to and incidental to carrying out the provisions of this article and the general game laws of the Commonwealth; any person compensated to engage in such law-enforcement activities shall be approved for such employment by the director and appointed to be a special conservation police officer in accordance with the Board's standards and policies governing such appointment; and4. In the discretion of the local governing body, administrative expenses related to the special stamps, support of a county volunteer fire prevention and suppression program when the program includes firefighting on big game hunting lands open to the public, and support of local volunteer emergency medical services agencies whose services are available to hunters in distress. However, the money appropriated from the special damage stamp fund for these purposes shall not exceed, in the aggregate, in any calendar year, an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount paid into the special damage stamp fund during the fiscal year or previous calendar year. Once selecting the fiscal year or previous calendar year, the local governing body must continue to use that selected period of time in determining the amount of money to be appropriated from the special damage stamp fund.1981, c. 16, § 29-92.4; 1983, c. 198; 1985, c. 284; 1986, c. 361; 1987, c. 488; 2003, c. 137; 2004, cc. 87, 463; 2007, c. 87; 2015, cc. 502, 503.
VA Code § 29.1-356 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-356. Reporting damages; filing and adjudicating claims

Any person suffering damage pursuant to the provisions of this article shall report the damage to a locally designated official whose duty it shall be to have the damage investigated. The claim for damage shall be filed under oath and in a manner and form as may be prescribed by the local governing body.If the claimant and the designated local official agree as to the amount of damage, the local governing body may approve the amount and order payment thereof from the special damage stamp fund established by this article. No claim for damages shall be paid to any person who does not permit the hunting of big game or elk by licensed hunters on his property. However, the fact that a landowner places reasonable restrictions on the number of licensed hunters who are permitted to hunt big game or elk on his property shall not disqualify him from filing a claim for damages pursuant to this section. In the event that no agreement as to the amount of damages can be reached, the claimant may initiate an action in the general district court of the county in which the damage occurred.1981, c. 16, § 29-92.5; 1987, c. 488; 1988, cc. 375, 385; 2003, c. 137.
VA Code § 29.1-357 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-357. Civil action required

In any instance in which compensable damage is alleged to have been caused by an individual hunter whose whereabouts are known and when it is reasonable and practicable to do so, the claimant shall first proceed against such hunter in a civil action before any payment is made pursuant to the provisions of this article.Upon payment of any claim pursuant to the provisions of this article, the county shall be subrogated to the rights of the claimant against such individual hunter.1981, c. 16, § 29-92.6; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-358 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 3 - Licenses|§ 29.1-358. Localities to report claims and reimbursements

Any locality establishing a damage stamp program pursuant to the provisions of this article, including those localities previously authorized to adopt such an ordinance prior to July 1, 1981, shall ensure that annual reports of all damage claims made and the amount of reimbursement therefor are made to the Department.1981, c. 16, § 29-92.7; 1987, c. 488; 2020, c. 958.
VA Code § 29.1-400 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-400. Unlawful to deal in furs without a permit

It shall be unlawful to buy, sell, barter, exchange, traffic or trade in, bargain for, solicit for purchase, or possess the hides, furs or pelts of wild animals, or otherwise deal in fur as a business, without having first obtained a permit, subject to the exemptions in § 29.1-401.Code 1950, § 29-93; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-401 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-401. Exemptions as to fur permits

A. A permit shall not be required of any hunter or trapper to possess or dispose of the hides, furs or pelts of wild animals legally shot or caught by him nor of any person lawfully engaging in the business of fur farming to possess or to dispose of the hides, furs or pelts of wild animals raised by him.B. A permit shall not be required of any Virginia resident who is a member of an American Indian tribe recognized by the Commonwealth or a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe to buy and possess the hides, furs, pelts or skeletal parts of legally obtained wild animals, except bear as prohibited in § 29.1-536, when such items are to be used as part of traditional American Indian religious practices. Resale of items obtained under this section is prohibited.C. The Board may adopt regulations providing further exemptions to the permit requirement.Code 1950, § 29-94; 1980, c. 494; 1987, c. 488; 1997, c. 510; 2016, c. 62.
VA Code § 29.1-402 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-402. Permit fees to deal in furs; permit issuance

A. The fee for a permit to buy, sell, barter, exchange, traffic or trade in, bargain for, solicit for purchase, or possess the hides, furs or pelts of wild animals shall be as follows:1. State resident, $50.2. State nonresident, $125.B. The permit shall be issued in the name of the firm or individual conducting the business, but shall authorize one person only, who shall be designated as a fur buyer, to personally solicit for the purchase of furs within the area covered by the permit. The fur buyer may be the permittee, if an individual, a member of the firm, or a bona fide employee of such individual or firm who is paid a regular stated monthly salary.Code 1950, § 29-95; 1980, c. 494; 1987, c. 488; 1988, c. 250.
VA Code § 29.1-403 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-403. Term of permits; application

All fur permits shall be for the fiscal year, July 1 through June 30, and shall be obtained from the Department by written application.Code 1950, § 29-98; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-404 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-404. Qualifications of permittee

The qualifications for securing resident county and state hunting and fishing licenses shall apply to obtaining permits under this article.Code 1950, § 29-99; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-405 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-405. Reports of permittees

The Director may require each permit holder to submit, within ten days after the end of each fiscal year, a detailed activities report in a form as the Director may prescribe.Code 1950, § 29-100; 1980, c. 494; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-406 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-406. Penalty for violations

The violation of any of the terms of this article shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor. Furthermore, the trial court shall revoke the permit of the fur dealer, and he shall not have a similar permit for that season or for the succeeding season. He may, however, be eligible for a permit thereafter.Code 1950, § 29-101; 1980, c. 494; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-407 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-407. Forfeiture of furs

Any furs found in the possession of any person or firm and acquired in violation of this article shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth. The proceedings for forfeiture shall conform as far as practicable to the provisions of Chapter 22.1 (§ 19.2-386.1 et seq.) of Title 19.2, and the net proceeds of the forfeiture shall be paid into the Literary Fund.Code 1950, § 29-102; 1987, c. 488; 2012, cc. 283, 756.
VA Code § 29.1-408 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-408. Permit required; exceptions

No person shall hunt, fish, or trap on any lands in the national forests in this Commonwealth without first obtaining, in addition to the regular resident or nonresident license, a special permit to hunt, fish, or trap on such areas in the national forests as the Board and the Forest Service may agree upon. However, no such permit shall be required of (i) residents under the age of 16 to fish or trap; (ii) residents over the age of 65 to fish; (iii) nonresidents under the age of 16 to fish when accompanied by a person possessing a valid license to fish therein; (iv) residents possessing a license as provided by subsection E of § 29.1-301; and (v) persons holding a license as provided by § 29.1-339.The violation of any of the terms of this article shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 29-117; 1972, c. 381; 1977, c. 377; 1987, c. 488; 2018, c. 507.
VA Code § 29.1-409 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-409. From whom permits obtained; fee

The special national forest permit may be obtained from the clerk or agent of any county or city whose duty it is to sell hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses. The fee for the special permit shall be three dollars.Code 1950, § 29-118; 1980, c. 494; 1987, c. 488; 1988, c. 250.
VA Code § 29.1-410 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-410. Disposition of funds

The funds derived from the sale of the special permits shall be used by the Director for game and fish management purposes within the national forests in this Commonwealth, or, in the discretion of the Board, shall be paid into the United States treasury as a cooperative deposit for use of the United States Forest Service for game and fish management purposes within the national forests in Virginia.Code 1950, § 29-119; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-411 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-411. Cooperative agreement

The Board shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States Forest Service. The cooperative agreement shall define the means and methods to be taken to improve the fish and game resources of the national forests of this Commonwealth and shall program the expenditure of all funds derived from the special permit.Code 1950, § 29-120; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-412 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-412. Permits required

It shall be unlawful to exercise any privilege of the permits provided in this article without first having obtained the required permit.Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor, and the permit shall be revoked.Code 1950, §§ 29-103, 29-116; 1962, c. 469; 1968, c. 242; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-413 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-413. Issuance discretionary, duration

The issuance of all of the permits provided by this article shall be within the discretion of the Board, under regulations it may prescribe, and contingent on reports as it may require. The Board is authorized to establish a starting and ending date for each type of permit issued under this article and the number of years for which each type of permit may be issued.Code 1950, §§ 29-104, 29-105; 1987, c. 488; 1997, c. 57.
VA Code § 29.1-414 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-414. Reserved

Reserved.
VA Code § 29.1-415 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-415. Taxidermy; sale of specimens

The fee for a permit to stuff or mount birds, animals, fish or parts thereof, for compensation or for sale shall be forty dollars per year. The Board may promulgate regulations pertaining to the sale of unclaimed or mounted specimens or parts thereof.Code 1950, § 29-109; 1980, c. 494; 1987, c. 488; 1988, c. 250; 1994, c. 194; 1997, c. 57.