SB335: Hunting and fishing license; certain military members may receive for 75 percent of fee.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 29.1-310.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 29.1-310.1. Sportsman's hunting and fishing license established.
A. Upon implementation of an automated point-of-sale licensing system, any resident individual may apply for and receive from the Department, after payment of the appropriate fee, a sportsman's hunting and fishing license. This license shall serve in lieu of any person having to obtain hunting or fishing licenses provided for under subdivision 2 of § 29.1-303 and §§ 29.1-305, 29.1-306, and 29.1-307, and subdivisions A 2 and B 1 of § 29.1-310.
B. Applications for the license authorized by this section shall be made to the Department. The license shall be valid for the seasons as established by the Board. The form and issuance of the license shall conform to the provisions of this chapter for all licenses.
C. The Board shall establish the fee for this license, which shall not exceed the total cost of purchasing each license separately.
D. Any resident who is on active duty with, has been honorably discharged after at least six months of service in, or has retired from any branch of the United States Armed Forces may apply for and receive the license established by this section for 75 percent of the fee established pursuant to subsection C.
SENATE BILL NO. 335
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 29.1-303 and 29.1-310 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 29.1-303. Fees to hunt.
A. The license fees to hunt shall be as follows or as such fees may be subsequently revised by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-103:
1. County or city resident license to hunt in the county or city of residence only, $5.
2. State resident license to hunt in all counties and cities of the Commonwealth, issued to residents age 16 or older, $12.
3. State nonresident license for persons 16 years of age and older to hunt in all counties and cities of the Commonwealth, $80; however, for (i) nonresidents under the age of 12, $12, and (ii) nonresidents 12 years of age to 15 years of age, $15.
B. The license fees to hunt shall be waived for any resident or nonresident who is on active duty with, has been honorably discharged after at least six months of service in, or has retired from any branch of the United States military.
§ 29.1-310. Fees to fish.
A. The license fees to fish, which licenses shall not permit fishing for trout in waters stocked by the Department, shall be as follows:
1. County or city resident license to fish, in all inland waters of the county or city of residence only, $5.
2. State resident license to fish in all inland waters of the Commonwealth, $12.
3. State nonresident license to fish in all inland waters of the Commonwealth, $30.
4. State resident license to fish in the interstate waters of South Holston Reservoir pursuant to a reciprocal agreement established in accordance with § 29.1-535, $20 in addition to the license required by subdivision 2.
B. The additional license fees for a trout license required to fish in designated waters stocked with trout by the Department or to fish for or harvest trout in the interstate waters of South Holston Reservoir shall be as follows:
1. State resident license, $12.
2. State nonresident license, $30.
C. The license fees to fish shall be waived for any resident or nonresident who is on active duty with, has been honorably discharged after at least six months of active duty service in, or has retired from any branch of the United States military.
D. The Board may subsequently revise the cost of licenses set forth in this section pursuant to § 29.1-103.