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However, such fee shall not apply to (i) any person holding a valid hunting, trapping, or fishing permit or current certificate of boat registration issued by the Department; (ii) any person 16 years of age or younger; or (iii) the use of Department-owned boat ramps.B\n\nNo person shall hunt on private lands managed by the Department through a lease agreement or other similar memorandum of agreement where the Department issues an annual hunting stamp without having purchased a valid annual hunting stamp.C\n\nAny person violating subsection A or B may, in lieu of any criminal penalty, be assessed a civil penalty of up to $50 by the Department. Civil penalties assessed under this section shall be paid into the Game Protection Fund established pursuant to § 29.1-101.D\n\nNo owner or driver shall cause or permit a vehicle to stand:1\n\nOn property owned or managed by the Department outside of a designated parking space, except for a reasonable time in order to receive or discharge passengers or in the case of an emergency;2\n\nIn any designated parking space on property owned or managed by the Department in violation of any posted rule regarding use of the space; or3\n\nIn any space on property owned or managed by the Department designated for use by persons with disabilities unless the vehicle displays a license plate or decal issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles, or a similar identification issued by a similar authority of another state or the District of Columbia, that authorizes parking in such a designated space. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 29.1-554, any regulation of the Board, or any other trespass provision in the Code of Virginia, no person violating this subsection shall be subject to a criminal penalty. Any person violating this subsection may, in lieu of any criminal penalty, be assessed a civil penalty of $25, which shall be paid into the Game Protection Fund.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226653,"text":"No person shall make use of, gain admittance to, or attempt to use or gain admittance to certain Department-owned facilities where the Department charges a fee established by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-103, unless the person pays such fee. 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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 562<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 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 2004, chapter 280<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 768<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 321<\/a>; in 2022, chapters 33<\/a> and 34<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":58703,"section_number":"29.1-103","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-103\/"},{"id":62488,"section_number":"29.1-554","catch_line":"Violation of sanctuaries, refuges, preserves and water used for propagation","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-554\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192393,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62126,"identifier":"29.1-113","token":"29.1\/1\/3\/29.1-113","url":"\/29.1-113\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-113\/","token":"29.1\/1\/3\/29.1-113","dublin_core":{"Title":"Admittance, parking, and use at certain Department-owned facilities or Department-leased land; civil penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-113","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person shall make use of, gain admittance to, or attempt to use or gain admittance to certain Department<\/span>-owned facilities where the Department<\/span> charges a fee established by the Board<\/span> pursuant to § 29.1-103<\/a>, unless the person pays such fee. However, such fee shall not apply to (i) any person holding a valid hunting, trapping, or fishing<\/span> permit or current certificate of boat registration issued by the Department<\/span>; (ii) any person 16 years of age or younger; or (iii) the use of Department<\/span>-owned boat ramps. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No person shall hunt on private lands managed by the Department<\/span> through a lease agreement or other similar memorandum<\/span> of agreement where the Department<\/span> issues<\/span> an annual hunting stamp without having purchased a valid annual hunting stamp. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person violating subsection A or B may, in lieu of any criminal penalty<\/span>, be assessed a civil penalty<\/span> of up to $50 by the Department<\/span>. Civil penalties assessed under this section shall be paid into the Game<\/span> Protection Fund established pursuant to § 29.1-101<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No owner or driver shall cause or permit a vehicle to stand: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> On property owned or managed by the Department<\/span> outside of a designated parking space, except for a reasonable time in order<\/span> to receive or discharge passengers or in the case of an emergency; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> In any designated parking space on property owned or managed by the Department<\/span> in violation of any posted rule regarding use of the space; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> In any space on property owned or managed by the Department<\/span> designated for use by persons with disabilities unless the vehicle displays a license plate or decal issued by the Commissioner of the Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles, or a similar identification issued by a similar authority of another state or the District of Columbia, that authorizes parking in such a designated space. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 29.1-554<\/a>, any regulation<\/span> of the Board<\/span>, or any other trespass provision in the Code of Virginia, no person violating this subsection shall be subject to a criminal penalty<\/span>. Any person violating this subsection may, in lieu of any criminal penalty<\/span>, be assessed a civil penalty<\/span> of $25, which shall be paid into the Game<\/span> Protection Fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMITTANCE, PARKING, AND USE AT CERTAIN DEPARTMENT-OWNED FACILITIES OR\nDEPARTMENT-LEASED LAND; CIVIL PENALTY (\u00a7 29.1-113)\n\nA. No person shall make use of, gain admittance to, or attempt to use or gain\nadmittance to certain Department-owned facilities where the Department charges a\nfee established by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-103, unless the person pays\nsuch fee. However, such fee shall not apply to (i) any person holding a valid\nhunting, trapping, or fishing permit or current certificate of boat registration\nissued by the Department; (ii) any person 16 years of age or younger; or (iii)\nthe use of Department-owned boat ramps.\n\nB. No person shall hunt on private lands managed by the Department through a\nlease agreement or other similar memorandum of agreement where the Department\nissues an annual hunting stamp without having purchased a valid annual hunting\nstamp.\n\nC. Any person violating subsection A or B may, in lieu of any criminal penalty,\nbe assessed a civil penalty of up to $50 by the Department. Civil penalties\nassessed under this section shall be paid into the Game Protection Fund\nestablished pursuant to § 29.1-101.\n\nD. No owner or driver shall cause or permit a vehicle to stand:\n\n 1. On property owned or managed by the Department outside of a designated\n parking space, except for a reasonable time in order to receive or discharge\n passengers or in the case of an emergency;\n\n 2. In any designated parking space on property owned or managed by the\n Department in violation of any posted rule regarding use of the space; or\n\n 3. In any space on property owned or managed by the Department designated for\n use by persons with disabilities unless the vehicle displays a license plate\n or decal issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles, or a\n similar identification issued by a similar authority of another state or the\n District of Columbia, that authorizes parking in such a designated space.\n Notwithstanding the provisions of § 29.1-554, any regulation of the\n Board, or any other trespass provision in the Code of Virginia, no person\n violating this subsection shall be subject to a criminal penalty. Any person\n violating this subsection may, in lieu of any criminal penalty, be assessed a\n civil penalty of $25, which shall be paid into the Game Protection Fund.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 562; 2004, c. 280; 2011, c. 768; 2020, c. 321; 2022, cc. 33,\n34.","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}}