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VA Code § 29.1-416 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-416. Netting fish

A. The fee for a permit to net fish in inland waters, for private table use, or for sale where permitted, shall be as follows:1. County dip net, three dollars and fifty cents each per year;2. Gill net, eight dollars each per year;3. Haul seine, seventeen dollars and fifty cents each per year; and4. Haul seine to catch species designated by the Board for sale, forty-five dollars each per year.B. The Board may permit a licensee to use dip nets or gill nets to take for sale fish of any designated species in the waters of Back Bay and its tributaries. However, any nonresident desiring to take or catch fish in Back Bay and its tributaries for which a permit is required and where such fishing is not prohibited, shall first pay $350 per year to the Department for a nonresident harvester's permit. Such a permit shall be required for each boat used to take or catch fish in Back Bay and its tributaries, and shall be in addition to any other permit required for the activity involved.Code 1950, § 29-110; 1956, c. 343; 1974, c. 363; 1987, c. 488; 1988, c. 250; 1989, c. 692; 1997, c. 57.
VA Code § 29.1-416.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-416.1. Use of eel pots in the waters of Back Bay and its tributaries

A. The Board may permit a licensee to use eel pots to take American eels in the waters of Back Bay and North Landing River and their tributaries for sale or private use.B. The annual fee for a permit to set eel pots in the waters of Back Bay and North Landing River and their tributaries for the purpose of taking American eels for private use or for sale shall be as follows:1. Eel pots to catch eels for sale, $50; and2. Eel pots to catch eels for personal use, $17.50.C. Any nonresident desiring to take or catch American eels in the waters of Back Bay and North Landing River and their tributaries using eel pots shall first pay $350 per year to the Department for a nonresident harvester's permit, unless he has paid a permit fee pursuant to subsection B of § 29.1-416. A separate nonresident harvester's permit shall be required for each boat used to take or harvest American eels in the waters of Back Bay and North Landing River and their tributaries, and shall be in addition to any other permit required for the activity involved.2013, c. 706.
VA Code § 29.1-417 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-417. Capturing, holding, propagating, and disposing of wildlife for authorized purposes

A. The fee for a permit to capture, hold, propagate, and dispose of wildlife for purposes authorized by the Board shall be an amount sufficient to defray the costs of processing the permit and administering the permitted activity. However, in no instance shall the fees established by the Board exceed the following:1. For endangered species, scientific collection and wildlife holder, $20 per year; and2. For all other such permits, $50 per year.B. The Board shall establish a permit to authorize the permittee to artificially raise trout, catfish, or largemouth bass and other members of the sunfish family for sale from a privately owned facility. Where the permittee allows public fishing from its facilities, if the fee provided for in subsection A has been paid, no license shall be required to fish from such a facility.C. The Board shall establish standards for the possession and display of wildlife by elementary or secondary school teachers for educational purposes. No permit fee or application shall be required, and such display shall be deemed to be permitted so long as notification of the display is made to the Department and the exhibit is in compliance with the standards established by the Board. The Board's standards may include species permitted to be possessed and displayed, caging and enclosure requirements, prohibitions on release of wildlife, and notification requirements in the case of wildlife sickness or escape.1980, c. 494, § 29-111.1; 1987, c. 488; 1988, c. 250; 1993, c. 623; 1995, c. 610; 1997, c. 57; 2013, c. 792; 2015, c. 463.
VA Code § 29.1-418 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-418. Collecting specimens

The fee for a permit to collect specimens of fish, wild birds, wild animals and amphibians, in limited quantity, for scientific or museum purposes shall be established pursuant to § 29.1-417. Such permits may be issued to collect a certain number of specimens of one or more designated species when the collection is shown to be an essential part of a specific research project.Code 1950, § 29-113; 1980, c. 494; 1987, c. 488; 1993, c. 623.
VA Code § 29.1-419 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-419. Taking or holding of falcons, hawks and owls; use to hunt wild game

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director may:1. Permit the taking, trapping, holding, transportation, carriage and shipment of live falcons, hawks and owls. The initial fee or the fee for nonconsecutive years for this permit shall be $50. The fee for subsequent consecutive years shall be $20 per year.2. Authorize the use of falcons, hawks and owls to hunt and take all species of wild birds and wild animals. However, the hunting of migratory game birds shall be in accordance with § 29.1-515, and appropriate hunting licenses shall be required as provided in Chapter 3 (§ 29.1-300 et seq.) of this title.1964, c. 345, § 29-114.2; 1977, c. 377; 1978, c. 331; 1987, c. 488; 1997, c. 57; 2011, c. 191.
VA Code § 29.1-420 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-420. From whom permits obtained

The permits provided for in this article may be obtained from the Department except that county dip net permits shall be sold by clerks and agents.Code 1950, § 29-115; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-421 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-421. Reserved

Reserved.
VA Code § 29.1-422 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 4 - Permits Required|§ 29.1-422. Permits for field trials

The Board is authorized to grant permits to bona fide field trial clubs and associations to hold field trials with dogs under such regulations it deems proper. The fee established by the Board for a field trial permit shall be an amount sufficient to defray the costs of processing the permit and administering the permitted activity, but shall not exceed twenty-five dollars per event. It shall be unlawful to hold such trials without the permit herein authorized during the closed season for game. If wild game is to be shot over or in front of dogs engaged in such field trials, the person actually shooting must have a license permitting him to do so.Captive birds of any species released and immediately shot or recovered during such trials shall not be considered to be wild birds under this chapter or § 29.1-521.1984, c. 492, § 29-213.96; 1987, c. 488; 1993, c. 623.
VA Code § 29.1-500 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-500. Reserved

Reserved.
VA Code § 29.1-501 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-501. Promulgation of regulations; publication of proposed regulations or change therein; validation; evidentiary nature of publication

A. The Board may promulgate regulations pertaining to the hunting, taking, capture, killing, possession, sale, purchase, and transportation of any wild bird, wild animal, or inland water fish, and the feeding of any game, game animals, or fur-bearing animals as defined in § 29.1-100, or the feeding of any wildlife that results in property damage, endangers any person or wildlife, or creates a public health concern.B. The full text or an informative summary of any proposed regulation or change in the regulations shall be published not less than fifteen nor more than thirty days before it may be acted upon. The publication shall name the time and place that the specified matters will be taken up, at which time any interested citizen shall be heard. If the proposed regulation or change in the regulations is of local application, the publication shall appear in a newspaper published in or within reasonable proximity to the affected locality. However, if the proposed regulation or change in the regulations is of statewide application, the publication shall be made in a sufficient number of newspapers having a general circulation throughout the entire Commonwealth.C. A copy of proposed regulations or a change in the regulations, of either local application or statewide application, shall be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations pursuant to § 2.2-4031.D. Prima facie evidence of any regulation may be given in all courts and proceedings by the production of a copy of the regulation, which shall be certified by the Director or his deputy.Code 1950, § 29-126; 1956, c. 178; 1960, c. 539; 1962, c. 478; 1974, c. 56; 1987, c. 488; 2010, c. 184.
VA Code § 29.1-502 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-502. Adoption of regulations

The board may adopt regulations and amendments to regulations upon completion of all applicable hearing and notice requirements. The Board shall file the regulations with the Registrar of Regulations pursuant to § 2.2-4103.Code 1950, § 29-127; 1974, c. 56; 1979, c. 264; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-504 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-504. Annual publication of laws and regulations

All laws relating to hunting, fishing and trapping, together with the regulations of the Board, of both general and local application, shall be published annually by the Department in a handbook or pamphlet. The courts of the Commonwealth shall take judicial notice of all laws and regulations contained in such publication.1952, c. 608, § 29-128.1; 1979, c. 264; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-505 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-505. Penalty for violation of regulations

It shall be a misdemeanor to violate any regulation promulgated pursuant to this title. Any person violating such a regulation shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor unless another penalty is specified.Code 1950, § 29-129; 1987, c. 488; 1988, c. 19.
VA Code § 29.1-505.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-505.1. Conspiracy; penalty

If any person conspires with another to commit any offense defined in this title or any of the regulations of the Board, and one or more such persons does any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, he shall be guilty of conspiracy to commit the underlying offense and shall be subject to the same punishment prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.1989, c. 362; 2020, c. 958.
VA Code § 29.1-506 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-506. Prescribing seasons and bag limits for taking fish and game

After careful study of each species of wild bird, animal and fish within the jurisdiction of the Board in cities and counties of the Commonwealth, the Board shall have the power to prescribe the seasons and bag limits for hunting, fishing, trapping or otherwise taking such wild birds, animals and fish by regulation adopted as provided in this article.Code 1950, § 29-129.1; 1950, p. 411; 1952, c. 619; 1960, c. 537; 1970, c. 239; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-507 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-507. Closing or shortening open season

The Board may close or shorten the open season in any county or city (i) whenever extreme weather threatens the welfare of wild birds, wild animals or fish; (ii) whenever such wild birds, wild animals or fish have been seriously affected by adverse weather conditions; (iii) when investigation of the Board shows that there is an unusual scarcity of any species or; (iv) when there is substantial demand from any county or city. The Board shall immediately give notice of any closing or shortening of an open season by publishing the announcement in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in the county or city affected. The notice shall be published at least three days before the action becomes effective.Code 1950, § 29-130; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-508 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-508. Board to prescribe seasons, bag limits and methods of taking and killing fish and game on lands and waters owned or controlled by Board

The Board is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations to prescribe and enforce the seasons, bag limits and methods of taking fish and game on lands and waters owned by the Board and on lands owned by others but controlled by the Board.1960, c. 538, § 29-130.1; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-508.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-508.1. Use of drugs on vertebrate wildlife

A. Without written authorization from the Director or his designee, it is unlawful to administer any drug to any vertebrate wildlife, except in accordance with a permit issued under the provisions of this title or regulations adopted by the Board. This prohibition shall include, but not be limited to, drugs used for fertility control, disease prevention or treatment, immobilization, or growth stimulation. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the treatment of sick or injured wild animals by licensed veterinarians or permitted wildlife rehabilitators. This section shall not limit employees of agencies of the Commonwealth, the United States, or local animal control officers in the performance of their official duties related to public health, wildlife management, or wildlife removal. For the purposes of this section, the term "drug" means any chemical substance, other than food, that affects the structure or biological function of wildlife species.B. The Department may take possession and dispose of any vertebrate wildlife if it believes that drugs have been administered to such wildlife in violation of this section.C. Any person violating this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.2004, c. 171.
VA Code § 29.1-510 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-510. Big game; small game

For the purpose of the hunting and trapping laws of the Commonwealth, big game shall include bear and deer and small game shall include other game animals and all game birds.Code 1950, § 29-132; 1954, c. 228; 1958, c. 165; 1960, c. 537; 1962, c. 469; 1974, c. 302; 1987, c. 488; 1988, c. 158.
VA Code § 29.1-511 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-511. Open season on nuisance species

There shall be a continuous open season for killing nuisance species of wild birds and wild animals as defined in § 29.1-100.Code 1950, § 29-133; 1958, c. 165; 1974, c. 302; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-512 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-512. Closed season on other species

There shall be a continuous closed hunting season on all birds and wild animals which are not nuisance species as defined in § 29.1-100, except as provided by law.Code 1950, § 29-134; 1974, c. 302; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-513 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-513. Daily and season bag limits as promulgated by Board regulations

It shall be lawful to hunt wild birds and wild animals specified in this article within any applicable daily and season bag limits during the open seasons as may be provided by Board regulations.Code 1950, § 29-135; 1960, c. 590; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-514 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-514. Nonmigratory game birds

A. The following nonmigratory game birds may be hunted during prescribed open seasons:Birds introduced by the Board.Bobwhite quail.Grouse.Pheasants.Turkey.B. The following provisions shall also be applicable to the raising and hunting of the particular nonmigratory game bird species listed:1. The Board may issue a permit to raise or purchase pheasants which shall entitle the permittee to release pheasants raised or purchased by him on land owned or leased by him, and such pheasants may be hunted under rules and regulations promulgated by the Board.2. The Board may open the season, including Sunday operation, on pen-raised game birds on controlled shooting areas licensed under Chapter 6 (§ 29.1-600 et seq.) of this title under regulations as may be promulgated by the Board. However, the regulations promulgated by the Board shall not allow Sunday operation in Augusta County, or in any county or city which prohibits Sunday operation by ordinance.Prior to obtaining a license from the Board to operate a commercially operated controlled shooting area, an applicant shall (i) notify adjoining landowners of the proposed use and (ii) obtain approval from the governing body of the county, city or town that such activity is permitted under existing ordinances. The requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) shall only apply to applications filed on or after July 1, 1993, for commercially operated controlled shooting area licenses issued under Chapter 6 of this title and shall not apply to existing preserve licenses or renewals issued for the shooting of pen-raised game birds.Code 1950, § 29-136; 1954, c. 228; 1956, c. 375; 1960, c. 590; 1987, c. 488; 1993, c. 87; 2007, c. 813.
VA Code § 29.1-515 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-515. Migratory game birds

Migratory game birds may be hunted in accordance with regulations of the Board. Board regulations shall conform to the regulations of the United States government insofar as open seasons and bag limits are concerned.Code 1950, § 29-137; 1987, c. 488.
VA Code § 29.1-516 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-516. Game animals

The following provisions shall apply to the killing and hunting of the particular game animals listed:Black bear. -- A black bear may be killed by any person when (i) it is inflicting or attempting to inflict injury to a person or (ii) when a person is in pursuit of the bear commenced immediately after the commission of such offense. Any person killing a bear under this provision shall immediately report the killing to a state conservation police officer.Deer. -- It is unlawful for a person to kill or attempt to kill a deer in the water of any stream, lake, or pond. It is unlawful to hunt deer with dogs in the counties west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.Fox. -- There is a continuous open season for hunting with dogs only. The hunting or pursuit of foxes shall mean the actual following of the dogs while in pursuit of a fox or foxes or the managing of the dog or dogs, including by the use of a Global Positioning System (GPS) or other electronic tracking device, while the fox or foxes are being hunted or pursued. Nothing in this section shall preclude the managing of dogs by the use of a GPS or other electronic tracking device by hunters when hunting other game animals. Foxes may be killed at any time by the owner or tenant of any land when such animals are doing damage to domestic stock or fowl.Rabbits and squirrels. -- It is unlawful to kill rabbits or squirrels during the closed season; however, the following persons may kill rabbits or squirrels for their own use during the closed season:1. A landowner and members of his immediate family;2. Resident members of hunt clubs who own the land in fee, either jointly or through a holding company;3. Tenants residing on the premises, with the written permission of the landowner.When such animals are committing substantial damage to fruit trees, gardens, crops, or other property, the owner of the premises may kill the animals or have them killed under a permit obtained from the conservation police officer.Code 1950, § 29-138; 1960, c. 590; 1962, c. 469; 1977, c. 377; 1980, c. 271; 1984, c. 6; 1987, c. 488; 2007, c. 87; 2013, c. 345.
VA Code § 29.1-516.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-516.1. Using tracking dogs to retrieve bear, deer, or turkey

Tracking dogs maintained and controlled on a lead may be used to find a wounded or dead bear, turkey, or deer statewide during any archery, muzzleloader, or firearm bear, turkey, or deer hunting season, or within 24 hours of the end of such season, provided that those who are involved in the retrieval effort have permission to hunt on or to access the land being searched. A licensed hunter who is engaged in such tracking may have in his possession a weapon permitted under this title and may use such weapon to humanely kill the wounded bear, deer, or turkey being tracked, including after legal shooting hours. Such weapon shall not be used to hunt, wound, or kill any animal other than the animal that the hunter is tracking, except in self-defense.2011, c. 459; 2018, c. 447.
VA Code § 29.1-517 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-517. Trapping and shooting of fur-bearing animals during closed season

A landowner may trap or shoot fur-bearing animals upon his own land during closed season when these animals are causing damage to crops or property, or are posing a threat to human health or safety, or are otherwise causing a nuisance.Code 1950, § 29-139; 1964, c. 207; 1987, c. 488; 2004, c. 421; 2007, c. 87; 2013, c. 349.
VA Code § 29.1-518 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating|Chapter 5 - Wildlife and Fish Laws|§ 29.1-518. When killing of beaver permitted

When beaver are damaging crops or lands, the owner of the premises, his agent or tenant, may kill the animals, or have them killed.1958, c. 147, § 29-139.1; 1987, c. 488; 2004, c. 421.