HB880: Fishing license, special; established for partially disabled veterans.

HOUSE BILL NO. 880
Offered January 11, 2012
Prefiled January 11, 2012
A BILL to amend and reenact § 29.1-302.02 of the Code of Virginia, relating to special fishing license for partially disabled veterans.
Patron-- Sickles

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 29.1-302.02 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 29.1-302.02. Special resident and nonresident hunting and fishing licenses for partially disabled veterans.

A. Any resident veteran who is rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as having at least a 70 percent service-connected disability, upon certification, shall pay an amount equal to one-half the fee for the state resident basic hunting license required by subdivision 2 of § 29.1-303. Any nonresident veteran who is similarly rated, upon certification, shall pay an amount equal to one-half the fee for the state nonresident license required by subdivision 3 of § 29.1-303. The license fees established by this section may be revised by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-103.

B. Any resident veteran who is rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as having at least a 70 percent service-connected disability, upon certification, shall pay an amount equal to one-half the fee for the state resident basic fishing license required by subdivision A 2 of § 29.1-310. Any nonresident veteran who is similarly rated, upon certification, shall pay an amount equal to one-half the fee for the state nonresident license required by subdivision A 3 of § 29.1-310. The license fees established by this section may be revised by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-103.