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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 275 - GAME : HUNTER EDUCATION › Section 4VAC15-275-10 - Application

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This chapter applies to any person who has never obtained a
				  license to hunt in any state or country or any person who isyounger than 16
				  years of age, unless such a person presents to the Department of Wildlife
				  Resources or one of its authorized license vendors a certificate of completion
				  in hunter education issued or authorized by the director or his the director's
				  representative under the hunter education program or proof that he holds the
				  equivalent certificate obtained from an authorized agency or association of
				  another state or country.
Statutory Authority: 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294, and
					 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 275 - GAME : HUNTER EDUCATION › Section 4VAC15-275-20 - Definitions

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The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires a different
				  meaning:
"Accompanied and directly supervised" means, in the case of
				  an apprentice hunter, that a licensed person over older than 18 years of
				  maintains a close visual and verbal contact with, provides adequate direction
				  to, and can immediately assume control of the firearm from the apprentice
				  hunter. In the case of a hunter age 12 years of age or younger, the term means
				  that the licensed adult is within sight of the person younger than 12 years of
				  age.
"Adult" means the parent or legal guardian of the person
				  younger than 12 years of age, or such person older than 18 years of age
				  designated by the parent or legal guardian.
"Approved course provider" is any individual, business, or
				  organization that makes available to the hunting public a hunter education
				  course that is approved by the International Hunter Education Association -
				  United States (IHEA-USA) and is accepted by the department. An approved course
				  provider shall have executed and have on file a valid cooperative agreement
				  with the department. The department will make information regarding such
				  approved courses and providers readily available for public access.
"Board" means the Board of Wildlife Resources.
"Department" means the Department of Wildlife
				  Resources.
"Hunter education course" means a course offered in the
				  classroom, through the Internet, or through an electronic format that provides
				  course content and test questions that at a minimum meet the International
				  Hunter Education Association-USA Education Standards, May 2, 2014, set forth by
				  the International Hunter Education Association-USA (IHEA-USA) and are accepted
				  by the department. A hunter education course shall include no less than 50 test
				  questions, which shall include at least eight test questions specific to
				  Virginia hunting laws.
"IHEA-USA" means the International Hunter Education
				  Association-USA.
"Virginia Hunter Education Card" means a card authorized for
				  issuance by the department to a person who has met the minimum standard of
				  hunter education course competency. This card may be issued as an original or a
				  replacement hunter education course card.
Statutory Authority: 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294, and
					 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 275 - GAME : HUNTER EDUCATION › Section 4VAC15-275-30 - Provisions for compliance and minimum standards for hunter education course competency

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A. A person
				shall be considered in compliance with the requirements for hunter education if
				he meets one or more of the following provisions pursuant to § 29.1-300.2
				of the Code of Virginia:
1. Completes and
				passes a hunter education course that is accepted by the department including a
				fully online course;
2. Is 16 years
				of age or older and has previously held a license to hunt in any state or
				country;
3. Is under the age of 12
				years and is accompanied and directly supervised by an adult who holds a valid
				Virginia hunting license; or
4.
				Holds a Virginia apprentice hunting license and is accompanied and directly
				supervised by a licensed adult hunter.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 275 - GAME : HUNTER EDUCATION › Section 4VAC15-275-40 - Hunter education course provider requirements

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A. To be an approved course provider, any
				individual, business, or organization that instructs or provides a hunter
				education course shall execute and have on file a cooperative agreement with
				the department. It shall be the responsibility of the state hunter education
				program manager or his designee to develop and execute such agreements. A list
				of approved course providers and hunter education courses shall be kept by the
				department and made available to the public. Such list does not constitute any
				endorsement of any course or course provider by the department or the
				board.
B. As of January 1, 2016,
				hunter education courses offered through the Internet and accepted by the
				department shall:
1. Meet the International
				Hunter Education Association-USA Education Standards, May 2, 2014, set by the
				IHEA-USA for course content; and
2.
				Be provided only by an approved course provider that has executed a valid
				cooperative agreement with the department. Such agreements may be amended at
				any time by the department and may be canceled with 30 days notice upon failure
				of the course provider to comply with the terms and conditions of the agreement
				or its amendments.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 275 - GAME : HUNTER EDUCATION › Section 4VAC15-275-50 - Hunter education course availability

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A. The department shall provide
				classroom-based hunter education courses across the Commonwealth on a schedule
				determined by the department.
B.
				The department shall coordinate with approved course providers of
				Internet-based courses so that courses developed and offered in accordance with
				this chapter are available.
Statutory Authority: § 29.1-103 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-100 ).
§§ 29.1-300.2 and 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-10 through
					 4VAC15-275-110
					 ).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 275 - GAME : HUNTER EDUCATION › Section 4VAC15-275-60 - Hunter education course certificates

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A. Upon successful completion of an online
				hunter education course, the approved course provider shall provide the student
				with a course certificate or wallet-size card. At a minimum, such certificate
				or card shall include the student's name and date of birth, the issuance date,
				the name of the course, and an indication of acceptance by the department. On a
				schedule and in a manner mutually agreed to through a cooperative agreement,
				each approved online course provider shall provide to the department a copy of
				the record of those students issued a course certificate or wallet-size card.
				Upon request by the student and subject to verification of successful course
				completion, it shall be the resposnsibility of each approved online course
				provider to issue a duplicate certificate or card.
B. Upon successful completion of the Virginia
				hunter education classroom-based course, the department shall issue a
				completion certificate or card, which shall include the person's name, date of
				birth, and the issuance date. Upon request by the person to whom the
				certificate or card was originally issued and subject to verification of
				successful completion, the department shall issue a duplicate certificate or
				card in accordance with its policy.
Statutory Authority: § 29.1-103 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-100 ).
§§ 29.1-300.2 and 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-10 through
					 4VAC15-275-110
					 ).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 275 - GAME : HUNTER EDUCATION › Section 4VAC15-275-70 - Recordkeeping and student records

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A.
				The department shall maintain a database of all students successfully
				completing the department's classroom-based or online hunter education course.
				Such database shall include, but not be limited to, student name, address, date
				of birth, course or other compliance format approved by the department, and the
				specific name of the course.
B.
				Each approved course provider for hunter education courses offered over the
				Internet or through an electronic format shall maintain a database of all
				students successfully completing such course. The database shall include, but
				not be limited to, student name, address, date of birth, course completion
				date, and the specific name of the course. On a schedule and in a manner
				mutually agreed to through a cooperative agreement, each approved course
				provider shall provide to the department a copy of the record of those students
				who successfully complete its course. Such record shall include the database
				information referenced in this section. It shall be the responsibility of each
				approved course provider to ensure that reasonable measures, such as the
				Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security measures, are taken to protect any
				acquired student data. Further, such data shall not be sold or otherwise used
				in any way except for the student's own completion of a hunter education course
				and issuance of course completion documents.
Statutory Authority: § 29.1-103 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-100 ).
§§ 29.1-300.2 and 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-10 through
					 4VAC15-275-110
					 ).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 275 - GAME : HUNTER EDUCATION › Section 4VAC15-275-80 - Instructor certification

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A. The
				department may designate as a hunter instructor any person found by it to be
				competent to give instruction in the courses required.
B. Volunteer instructors are designated to
				work on a voluntary basis and at the pleasure of the Department of Game and
				Inland Fisheries Wildlife Resources.
C. To be certified as a hunter education
				course instructor for the department's hunter education program, a person shall
(i) have successfully completed a hunter
				education course and
(ii) be
				certified as an instructor by the department or by a certification program
				accepted by the department.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 275 - GAME : HUNTER EDUCATION › Section 4VAC15-275-90 - Virginia Hunter Education Card

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A. The department may issue an optional
				long-lasting and durable Virginia Hunter Education Card to persons who can show
				that they have met the minimum standard of hunter education course competency
				pursuant to § 29.1-300.2 of the Code of Virginia.
B. Upon receipt by the applicant, the
				optional Virginia Hunter Education Card will serve in lieu of any other
				certificates or cards that have been issued to the bearer as a result of
				meeting the minimum standards for hunter education course competency. As such,
				the Virginia Hunter Education Card will not be transferable or revocable and
				will have no expiration date.
C. A
				person may apply for a replacement Virginia Hunter Education Card. A
				replacement card may be issued if (i) the original card is lost, stolen, or
				destroyed; (ii) misinformation is printed on the card; or (iii) if the bearer
				has legally changed his name. Supporting documentation may be
				required.
Statutory Authority: § 29.1-103 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-100 ).
§§ 29.1-300.2 and 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-10 through
					 4VAC15-275-110
					 ).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 275 - GAME : HUNTER EDUCATION › Section 4VAC15-275-100 - Fees

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A. Pursuant to
				§ 29.1-300.3 of the Code of Virginia, no fee shall be charged for the
				instructor's service.
B. Fees
				charged by an approved online course provider for hunter education courses
				other than the department's course are set by the course provider, but must be
				clearly communicated to the student prior to the student taking the
				course.
C. The fee for issuance of
				an optional Virginia Hunter Education Card, which will serve in lieu of a
				previously obtained hunter education course certificate or card, or a
				replacement Virginia Hunter Education Card shall be $10.
Statutory Authority: § 29.1-103 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-100 ).
§§ 29.1-300.2 and 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-10 through
					 4VAC15-275-110
					 ).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 275 - GAME : HUNTER EDUCATION › Section 4VAC15-275-110 - Penalties for violation

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Unless otherwise specified, any person who violates any of
				  the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Statutory Authority: § 29.1-103 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-100 ).
§§ 29.1-300.2 and 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-10 through
					 4VAC15-275-110
					 ).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 275 - GAME : HUNTER EDUCATION › Form - FORMS (4VAC15-275)

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Volunteer
				  Application (rev. 3/2015)
Statutory Authority: § 29.1-103 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-100 ).
§§ 29.1-300.2 and 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-10 through
					 4VAC15-275-110
					 ).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 275 - GAME : HUNTER EDUCATION › Section - DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (4VAC15-275)

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International
				  Hunter Education Association-USA Education Standards
, Recommendations
				  Submitted by the Standards and Evaluation Committee, May 2, 2014, International
				  Hunter Education Association-USA,
http://ihea-usa.org
Statutory Authority: § 29.1-103 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-100 ).
§§ 29.1-300.2 and 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia (4VAC15-275-10 through
					 4VAC15-275-110
					 ).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 280 - GAME: PELTS AND FURS › Section 4VAC15-280-10 - Requirements for legal possession of furs purchased out of state prior to season

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To legally possess furs purchased out of state prior to the
				  open season therefor in this Commonwealth, the purchaser must have a fixed
				  place of business, receive all such furs from out of state in a container
				  showing the number, kind of hides of fur-bearing animals and the name of the
				  shipper and the place of origin, notify the department of the arrival at this
				  fixed place of business for inspection before opening, and submit a weekly
				  report to the department of all purchases prior to the open season in this
				  Commonwealth.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 280 - GAME: PELTS AND FURS › Section 4VAC15-280-20 - Fur farming; authority to breed and raise fur-bearing animals

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A holder of a permit to breed fur-bearing animals, as
				  provided for in § 29.1-417 of the Code of Virginia may breed and raise
				  fur-bearing animals in captivity and sell and ship the same alive or dead,
				  including the carcasses and furs of them.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 280 - GAME: PELTS AND FURS › Section 4VAC15-280-30 - Fur farming; records

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A holder of a permit to breed fur-bearing animals shall keep
				  a record of the number of animals raised or acquired, and the number of
				  animals, furs or carcasses sold or disposed of. The permittee shall provide
				  reports to the agency at an interval specified on the permit.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 280 - GAME: PELTS AND FURS › Section 4VAC15-280-40 - Fur farming; labeling packages

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Packages containing animals or carcasses thereof raised
				  under a permit to breed fur-bearing animals shall show the name and address of
				  the breeders and the contents of the package.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 280 - GAME: PELTS AND FURS › Section 4VAC15-280-50 - Fur farming; confinement of animals; inspection

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Animals confined under a permit to breed fur-bearing animals
				  shall be confined in sanitary escape-proof enclosures and shall be open to
				  inspection by representatives of the department at all times.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 290 - GAME: PERMITS › Section 4VAC15-290-20 - Collection of specimens of wild birds for scientific purposes

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Holders of permits issued under § 29.1-418 of the Code
				  of Virginia to collect specimens of wild birds and their nests, with the eggs
				  or young found therein, for scientific or museum purposes, shall report to the
				  department on January 1 of each year the number of each species taken and the
				  purpose for which collected.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 290 - GAME: PERMITS › Section 4VAC15-290-30 - Breeding game birds for propagation and stocking; records

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Holders of permits issued under § 29.1-417 of the Code
				  of Virginia to breed and rear captive bred game birds and to sell and ship them
				  alive for propagation or stocking or to kill, sell and ship the same for use as
				  food shall keep a record showing the number of each species on hand, the number
				  raised or acquired and the number sold.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 290 - GAME: PERMITS › Section 4VAC15-290-40 - Breeding game birds for propagation and stocking; labeling packages

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Packages containing captive bred game birds raised under a
				  permit for propagation purposes shall bear labels showing the name and address
				  of the breeder and the contents of the package.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 290 - GAME: PERMITS › Section 4VAC15-290-50 - Breeding game birds and game animals for propagation and stocking; confinement; inspection

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Birds and animals raised under a permit for propagation
				  purposes must be confined in a sanitary escape-proof enclosure. Such enclosure
				  shall be open to inspection by representatives of the department at all
				  times.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 290 - GAME: PERMITS › Section 4VAC15-290-60 - Holding wild animals for exhibition purposes

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A. Where an exhibit is educational and
				purposeful in nature, wild animals may be exhibited with a permit provided for
				in §
									29.1-417
				of the Code of Virginia, under such restrictions and conditions as the board
				may prescribe.
B. Elementary or
				secondary school teachers may possess and display wildlife for educational
				purposes without a permit to exhibit wildlife, provided that:
1. Notification of the display is made to the
				department by mail to Permits Section, VDGIF, P.O. Box 3337, Henrico, VA
				23228-3337. This notification shall be made within 48 hours of the beginning of
				the display, shall be updated any time that additional wildlife is added to the
				display, and shall include:
a. Number and
				species of wildlife held for display;
b. Physical address of the location of the
				display; and
c. Duration for which
				the display is intended to be maintained.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 290 - GAME: PERMITS › Section 4VAC15-290-70 - Stuffing or mounting birds and animals; possession of game legally taken

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A holder of a permit to stuff and mount birds and animals or
				  parts of them for compensation or sale, as provided for in § 29.1-415 of
				  the Code of Virginia may have in possession for such purpose only birds and
				  animals which were legally taken.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 290 - GAME: PERMITS › Section 4VAC15-290-80 - Stuffing or mounting birds and animals - records; inspections

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A. A holder of a
				permit to stuff or mount birds and animals shall keep a complete record of all
				transactions. Such records shall include the species to be mounted or tanned;
				the date of receipt; the name, address and telephone number of the person for
				whom the work is being performed; the name of the person who killed the
				specimen (if different from above); the hunting license or Virginia driving
				license number of such person; the county where the specimen was taken or, if
				taken out-of-state, the state in which it was taken; and the date the completed
				work was returned to the customer. Such records shall be retained for three
				years. These records, and the premises where such business is conducted, shall
				be open to inspection by representatives of the department during normal
				business hours.
B. Upon receipt of
				any specimen of wildlife, a holder of a permit shall immediately affix to such
				specimen a tag bearing the designation of the species, the name and address of
				the customer and the date the specimen was killed. Such tag shall remain
				affixed to the specimen, except when the specimen is actually in the process of
				being worked on, until it is delivered to the customer. A numbered tag, with
				numbers corresponding to the number of the line entry of the records required
				in subsection A of this section, may be used in lieu of that.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501, 29.1-502, 29.1-701 and 29.1-735 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 290 - GAME: PERMITS › Section 4VAC15-290-110 - Breeding pheasants; confinement; inspection

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Pheasants raised under a permit from the department shall be
				  confined in sanitary escape-proof enclosures, which shall be open to inspection
				  by representatives of the department at all times.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 290 - GAME: PERMITS › Section 4VAC15-290-115 - Field trials; authorized dates

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In accordance with § 29.1-422 of the Code of Virginia,
				  permits for field trials with dogs may be authorized by the department during
				  the period between August 1 to May 31, both dates inclusive, under conditions
				  and for the species specified in the permit, except that permits for waterfowl
				  retriever field trials on private lands, foxhound field trials held within
				  foxhound training preserves, and raccoon hound field trials may be authorized
				  by the department at any time.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 290 - GAME: PERMITS › Section 4VAC15-290-130 - Duty to comply with permit conditions

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A permit holder shall comply with all terms and conditions of
				  any permit issued by the Department of Wildlife Resources pursuant to Title
				  29.1 of the Code of Virginia and the regulations of the board pertaining to
				  hunting, fishing, trapping, taking, attempting to take, possession, sale,
				  offering for sale, transporting or causing to be transported, importing or
				  exporting, propagating, exhibiting, and rehabilitating of any wild bird, wild
				  animal, or fish. The penalty for violation of this section is prescribed by
				  §
									29.1-505
				  of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority: 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294, and
					 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 290 - GAME: PERMITS › Section 4VAC15-290-140 - Possession and display of a harvest information program authorization to hunt migratory game birds

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Every person, whether licensed or exempt from being licensed,
				  (i) must be registered with the Virginia Harvest Information Program (HIP) to
				  hunt migratory game birds, including waterfowl, doves, woodcock, snipe, rails,
				  gallinules, moorhens, and coots; (ii) must carry the HIP authorization on his
				  person when hunting; and (iii) shall present it immediately upon demand of any
				  officer whose duty it is to enforce the game and inland fish laws. The penalty
				  for violation of this section is prescribed by §
									29.1-505 of the Code of
				  Virginia.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103 and
					 29.1-501 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 290 - GAME: PERMITS › Section 4VAC15-290-160 - Foxhound training preserves

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A.
				The operation of a foxhound training preserve in the Commonwealth shall be
				lawful only when conducted in compliance with the requirements of a permit
				issued by the department. In accordance with § 29.1-525.2 of the Code of
				Virginia, a permit may only be issued for a location at which, as of January 1,
				2014, a foxhound training preserve existed and was operating under a permit
				issued by the department.
B. Permit
				requirements shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Application requirements, including:
a. Operator information, including name, date
				of birth, address, phone number, and email address, as well as an indication as
				to whether the operator has previously been convicted of any federal or state
				wildlife law or regulation violation and, if so, a description of such
				conviction.
b. Preserve
				information, including whether the preserve is public or private, the name and
				location of the preserve, the names and addresses of adjacent landowners, and
				the mailing address and phone number of the preserve, if different from the
				operator.
c. Evidence of the size
				of the preserve. A 7-1/2 minute 1:24,000 topographic map or aerial image
				indicating the fenced area shall be provided. For preserves under 150 acres, or
				where determined necessary by the department to determine compliance with
				minimum acreage requirements, the department shall further require a plat of
				legible scale by a certified land surveyor that shows ties to property lines
				(submeter) and is produced using a differential global positioning system
				capable of producing submeter accuracy positioning, which shall be reviewed by
				the department and must indicate that the fenced area is 100 acres to an
				accuracy level of plus or minus one acre.
d. An application fee of $50.
e. A certification statement by the operator
				attesting to the accuracy of the application and agreeing to notification of
				the department of any change within 30 days.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 300 - GAME: WEASEL › Section 4VAC15-300-10 - Open season for weasel

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be lawful to take weasels from December 1 through
				  the last day of February, both dates inclusive.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 320 - FISH: FISHING GENERALLY › Section 4VAC15-320-10 - Continuous open season for all species except anadromous (coastal) striped bass above the fall line in coastal rivers of the Chesapeake Bay

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Except as otherwise specifically provided by sections
				  appearing in this chapter, there shall be a continuous open season for fishing
				  to take all species of fish except anadromous (coastal) striped bass above the
				  fall line in coastal rivers of the Chesapeake Bay, where the open season shall
				  be that set by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission for tidal
				  waters.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 320 - FISH: FISHING GENERALLY › Section 4VAC15-320-40 - Sale of game fish, yellow perch, white perch, gizzard shad, carp, gar, and catfish

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Game fish, yellow perch, and catfish raised in a privately
				  owned facility by the holder of a Permit to Propagate and Sell Certain Wildlife
				  or Permit to Hold and Sell Certain Wildlife may be sold as follows:
(i) game fish for stocking private waters;
(ii) game fish for stocking public
				waters only with approval from the department pursuant to
				4VAC15-320-60;
(iii) trout pursuant to
				4VAC15-330-180 and
				4VAC15-330-190; and
(iv) yellow perch and catfish for stocking
				private waters, public waters pursuant to
				4VAC15-320-60, or for human
				consumption. Except as otherwise provided for in
				4VAC15-320-25 and
				4VAC15-360-10, catfish, yellow
				perch, white perch, gizzard shad, carp, and gar may be taken from below the
				fall line in all tidal rivers of the Chesapeake Bay and sold commercially in
				accordance with Virginia Marine Resources Commission commercial fishing
				regulations.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 320 - FISH: FISHING GENERALLY › Section 4VAC15-320-50 - Fish used as bait prohibited in certain waters

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful to use any species of fish as bait in
				  the waters and tributaries of Lick Creek in Smyth and Bland counties, Bear
				  Creek in Smyth County, Laurel Creek in Tazewell and Bland counties, Big Stony
				  Creek in Giles County, Dismal Creek in Bland and Giles Counties, Laurel Creek
				  in Bland County, and Cripple Creek in Smyth and Wythe
				  Counties.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-501,
					 and
					 29.1-502
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 320 - FISH: FISHING GENERALLY › Section 4VAC15-320-60 - Approval required to stock fish into inland waters

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. It shall be
				unlawful to stock any species of fish into any inland waters of the
				Commonwealth without first obtaining written approval to do so from the
				department. Nothing in this section shall be construed as restricting the use
				of native and naturalized species of fish in privately-owned ponds and lakes,
				except spotted bass, blue catfish, and their hybrids may not be
				stocked.
B. The Department of
				Wildlife Resources (department) shall issue a written stocking authorization
				within 15 business days of receipt of a completed Virginia Fish Stocking
				Authorization Form, unless the department determines that granting such
				authorization may (i) endanger any native or naturalized population of fish;
				(ii) introduce, enable, or enhance the spread of fish diseases, including
				parasites; or (iii) establish nonnative or exotic aquatic species where such
				species may displace, threaten, or endanger native or naturalized species.
				Where an exception to issuance exists, the application shall be
				denied.
C. The department shall set
				an expiration date for each stocking authorization issued, limit the
				authorization to a specific species of fish, and geographically limit the
				stocking authorization.
D. The
				department is authorized to modify or revoke any stocking authorization where
				the department discovers any situation listed in subsection B of this section
				to exist or where otherwise permitted by law or regulation.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 320 - FISH: FISHING GENERALLY › Section 4VAC15-320-70 - Use of certain mechanical devices in tail waters of Kerr Dam

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful to dispatch a lure by means of any
				  mechanical device other than rod and reel in the tail waters of Kerr Dam for a
				  distance of 600 yards below that dam.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 320 - FISH: FISHING GENERALLY › Section 4VAC15-320-80 - Fishing, collecting bait, etc., in tail waters of Leesville Dam

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful to fish, attempt to fish, assist others
				  in fishing or collect or attempt to collect bait while wading in any of the
				  waters of the Roanoke River from Leesville Dam downstream a distance of 840
				  feet to a permanent overhead cable; provided, that this shall not be construed
				  to prohibit persons from fishing from behind the safety railings of the
				  Leesville Access Structure built by the department.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501, 29.1-502, 29.1-701 and 29.1-735 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 320 - FISH: FISHING GENERALLY › Section 4VAC15-320-90 - Exception to requirement of national forest permit

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A national forest permit, as provided for in § 29.1-408
				  of the Code of Virginia shall not be required to fish from national forest
				  lands in the North and South forks of the Shenandoah River, in the James River,
				  in Skidmore Lake in Rockingham County, in Lake Moomaw (Gathright Project), in
				  the Jackson River below Gathright Dam, in North Fork Pound Reservoir, and in
				  Wilson Creek downstream of Douthat Lake in Alleghany and Bath
				  Counties.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 320 - FISH: FISHING GENERALLY › Section 4VAC15-320-120 - Special daily permit for fishing in Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Douthat State Park Lake and Crooked and Wilson Creeks

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. It shall be unlawful to fish in the
				portion of Big Tumbling Creek within the Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management
				Area, in Douthat State Park Lake and in Wilson Creek both above the lake to the
				park boundary and downstream to the lower USFS boundary, and in the Crooked
				Creek fee fishing area in Carroll County without having first paid to the
				department for such privilege a daily use fee. Such daily use fee shall be in
				addition to all other license fees provided by law.
B. This fee will be required from the first
				Saturday in April through September 30 for the portion of Big Tumbling Creek
				within the Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area and Crooked Creek fee
				fishing area in Carroll County, and from the first Saturday in April through
				June 15 and from September 15 through October 31 at Douthat State Park Lake and
				Wilson Creek, except that the director may temporarily suspend fee requirements
				if conditions cause suspension of trout stocking. During the remainder of the
				year, Douthat State Park Lake, Wilson Creek, and the Crooked Creek fee fishing
				area in Carroll County will revert to designated stocked trout waters and a
				trout license will be required except as provided in
				4VAC15-20-190, and beginning on
				January 1, 2018, the portion of Big Tumbling Creek within the Clinch Mountain
				Wildlife Management Area will revert to a seasonal catch and release area
				subject to 4VAC15-330-150. No fishing is
				permitted in these waters for five days preceding the opening day.
C. Upon payment of the daily use fee the
				department shall issue a special permit that shall be signed and carried by the
				person fishing.
D. Fishing shall
				begin at 9 a.m. on opening day at all fee areas. After opening day, fishing
				times will be as posted at each fee area.
E. The department may recognize clearly
				marked "children only" fishing areas within any department fee fishing area.
				Within these "children only" areas, children 12 years old or younger may fish
				without the daily use fee if accompanied by a fully licensed adult who has
				purchased a valid daily permit. No person older than 12 years of age may fish
				in these children-only areas. Also, children 12 years of age and younger can
				fish without a permit in all three fee fishing areas if under the direct
				supervision of a permitted adult. However, the combined daily creel limit for
				both adult and child or children in such a party shall not exceed six trout.
				During the fee fishing season these waters will be subject to
				4VAC15-330-60,
				4VAC15-330-80, and
				4VAC15-330-90, as it relates to
				designated stocked trout waters.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 320 - FISH: FISHING GENERALLY › Section 4VAC15-320-130 - Repealed

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 320 - FISH: FISHING GENERALLY › Section 4VAC15-320-140

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-501,
					 and
					 29.1-502
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 320 - FISH: FISHING GENERALLY › Section 4VAC15-320-150 - Shooting certain fish in Clinch River in Scott County

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be lawful for any person holding a current license
				  to fish to shoot suckers, redhorse and carp with a rifle, during the hours of
				  sunrise to sunset, from April 15 to May 31, both inclusive, in the waters of
				  the Clinch River within the limits of Scott County; except, that it shall be
				  unlawful to shoot fish on Sunday, or within the limits of any town, or from any
				  bridge. No more than 20 such fish may be so taken during any one day. All
				  persons engaged in the shooting or the retrieval of fish pursuant to this
				  section shall have in their possession a current fishing
				  license.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 320 - FISH: FISHING GENERALLY › Section 4VAC15-320-160 - Altering of game fish in possession prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person while fishing to remove
				  the head or tail or otherwise change the appearance of any game fish (except
				  bluegill sunfish and bream of the sunfish family) having a daily creel or size
				  limit so as to obscure its species or render it impracticable to measure its
				  total original length or count the number of such fish in possession. In
				  addition, it shall be unlawful for any person to possess or transport such
				  altered game fish while on the water. However, the prohibition against
				  possession and transportation in the previous sentence shall not apply to the
				  preparations of lawfully obtained fish for immediate use as food or any lawful
				  commercial use of such fish.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 320 - FISH: FISHING GENERALLY › Section 4VAC15-320-170 - Fishways

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful to fish or to collect bait March 1
				  through June 15 within 300 feet of Boshers Dam Fishway on the north bank of
				  James River, or within 150 feet of Harvell Dam Fishway on the south bank of
				  Appomattox River.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 320 - FISH: FISHING GENERALLY › Form - FORMS (4VAC15-320)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Application/permit
				  for striped bass fishing tournament (undated)
Nonresident
				  Harvester's Permit to Take or Catch Fish in Back Bay and its Tributaries (eff.
				  9/2020)
Virginia
				  Fish Stocking Authorization Form (eff. 8/2004)
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-10 - Season; general open season

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Except as otherwise specifically provided in the sections
				  appearing in this chapter, there shall be a year-round season for taking trout.
				  However, angling in designated stocked trout waters shall only be permitted
				  from 5 a.m. until one hour after sunset, except for waters designated by the
				  director as Trout Heritage Waters and listed in the annual trout stocking plan
				  (as referenced in
				  4VAC15-20-190
				  ). Trout Heritage Waters will be closed to fishing on the Friday prior to the
				  first Saturday in April and will reopen to fishing at 9 a.m. on the first
				  Saturday in April. Youth fishing events that are sponsored by the department
				  and held on designated stocked trout waters shall be posted on site with a
				  closure to adults (anglers older than 15 years of age) from noon the day before
				  the event until the conclusion of the youth event. Any person older than 15
				  years of age and accompanying a youth who is incapable of hooking and landing a
				  fish unassisted shall be properly licensed to fish in designated stocked trout
				  waters.
Statutory Authority: §§
											29.1-103,
					 29.1-501,
					 and
					 29.1-502
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-30 - Creel limit; generally

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Except as otherwise specifically provided in the sections
				  appearing in this chapter, the daily creel limit for taking trout shall be six,
				  except the daily creel limit shall be two in Lake Moomaw . Once a trout is
				  taken into possession by placing in the creel, it becomes a part of the daily
				  creel limit and may not be released (culled).
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-50 - Size limit

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Except as otherwise specifically provided by the sections
				  appearing in this chapter, there shall be a seven-inch minimum size limit on
				  trout generally and a 16-inch minimum size limit on trout in Moomaw
				  Reservoir.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.