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The income and principal of this Fund, including any unexpended balance, shall be a separate fund in the state treasury and shall only be used for the payment of the salaries, allowances, wages, and expenses incident to carrying out the provisions of the hunting, trapping and inland fish laws and for no other purpose, except as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 29.1-101.01, 29.1-701, subdivision B 1 of 58.1-344.3, and 58.1-1410.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":208919,"text":"The amount received by the State Treasurer from the collection of admittance, parking, or other use fees, the sale of hunting, trapping and fishing licenses, revenue generated from the sales and use tax pursuant to subsection E of \u00a7 58.1-638, and such other items as may accrue to the Board shall be set aside and shall constitute the Game Protection Fund. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1979, chapter 264; in 1981, chapter 204; in 1987, chapter 488; in 1991, chapter 70; in 1998, chapter 320<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 562<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 860<\/a> and 889<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86840,"section_number":"28.2-302.2:1","catch_line":"Special combined individual sportfishing licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.2_1\/"},{"id":56228,"section_number":"29.1-310.2","catch_line":"Special combined individual sportfishing licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-310.2\/"},{"id":75047,"section_number":"29.1-339.2","catch_line":"Establishment of Virginia Migratory Waterfowl Conservation Stamp; required","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-339.2\/"},{"id":57261,"section_number":"29.1-556.1","catch_line":"Release of certain balloons prohibited; civil penalty; community service","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-556.1\/"},{"id":77021,"section_number":"29.1-577","catch_line":"Penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-577\/"},{"id":71974,"section_number":"58.1-638","catch_line":"Disposition of state sales and use tax revenue","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-638\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70307,"section_number":"29.1-101.01","catch_line":"Capital Improvement Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-101.01\/"},{"id":58984,"section_number":"29.1-701","catch_line":"Department to administer chapter; Motorboat Committee; funds for administration; records; rules and regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-701\/"},{"id":64640,"section_number":"58.1-1410","catch_line":"Disposition of funds","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1410\/"},{"id":76366,"section_number":"58.1-344.3","catch_line":"Voluntary contributions of refunds requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-344.3\/"},{"id":71974,"section_number":"58.1-638","catch_line":"Disposition of state sales and use tax revenue","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-638\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192291,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57034,"identifier":"29.1-101","token":"29.1\/1\/1\/29.1-101","url":"\/29.1-101\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-101\/","token":"29.1\/1\/1\/29.1-101","dublin_core":{"Title":"Game Protection Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-101","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The amount received by the State Treasurer from the collection of admittance, parking, or other use fees, the sale of hunting, trapping and fishing<\/span> licenses, revenue generated from the sales and use tax pursuant to subsection E of \u00a7 58.1-638<\/a>, and such other items as may accrue to the Board<\/span> shall be set aside and shall constitute the Game<\/span> Protection Fund. The income and principal of this Fund, including any unexpended balance, shall be a separate fund in the state treasury and shall only be used for the payment of the salaries, allowances, wages, and expenses incident to carrying out the provisions of the hunting, trapping and inland fish laws<\/span> and for no other purpose, except as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 29.1-101.01<\/a>, 29.1-701<\/a>, subdivision B 1 of 58.1-344.3<\/a>, and 58.1-1410<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGAME PROTECTION FUND (\u00a7 29.1-101)\n\nThe amount received by the State Treasurer from the collection of admittance,\nparking, or other use fees, the sale of hunting, trapping and fishing licenses,\nrevenue generated from the sales and use tax pursuant to subsection E of \u00a7\n58.1-638, and such other items as may accrue to the Board shall be set aside and\nshall constitute the Game Protection Fund. The income and principal of this\nFund, including any unexpended balance, shall be a separate fund in the state\ntreasury and shall only be used for the payment of the salaries, allowances,\nwages, and expenses incident to carrying out the provisions of the hunting,\ntrapping and inland fish laws and for no other purpose, except as provided in\n\u00a7\u00a7 29.1-101.01, 29.1-701, subdivision B 1 of 58.1-344.3, and 58.1-1410.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 29-20; 1979, c. 264; 1981, c. 204; 1987, c. 488; 1991, c.\n70; 1998, c. 320; 2003, c. 562; 2005, cc. 860, 889.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}