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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 587<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65161,"section_number":"29.1-528.2","catch_line":"Local tree stand ordinance; disabled hunter exempt","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-528.2\/"}],"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":80989,"section_number":"29.1-303","catch_line":"Fees to hunt","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-303\/"},{"id":57291,"section_number":"29.1-310","catch_line":"Fees to fish","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-310\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192515,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60665,"identifier":"29.1-302.03","token":"29.1\/3\/1\/29.1-302.03","url":"\/29.1-302.03\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-302.03\/","token":"29.1\/3\/1\/29.1-302.03","dublin_core":{"Title":"Special licenses for certain nonresident disabled veterans","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-302.03","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any nonresident veteran who is totally and permanently disabled due to a service-connected disability as certified by the U.S. Department<\/span> of Veterans Affairs shall pay an amount equal to one-quarter the fee for the state nonresident hunting license required by subdivision 3 of § 29.1-303<\/a>. The license fees established by this subsection may be revised by the Board<\/span> pursuant to § 29.1-103<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any nonresident veteran who is totally and permanently disabled due to a service-connected disability as certified by the U.S. Department<\/span> of Veterans Affairs shall pay an amount equal to one-quarter the fee for the state nonresident fishing<\/span> license required by subdivision A 3 of § 29.1-310<\/a>. However, this license shall not entitle such nonresident veteran to fish in designated waters stocked with trout by the Department<\/span> or other public body. The license fees established by this subsection may be revised by the Board<\/span> pursuant to § 29.1-103<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIAL LICENSES FOR CERTAIN NONRESIDENT DISABLED VETERANS (\u00a7 29.1-302.03)\n\nA. Any nonresident veteran who is totally and permanently disabled due to a\nservice-connected disability as certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans\nAffairs shall pay an amount equal to one-quarter the fee for the state\nnonresident hunting license required by subdivision 3 of § 29.1-303. The\nlicense fees established by this subsection may be revised by the Board pursuant\nto § 29.1-103.\n\nB. Any nonresident veteran who is totally and permanently disabled due to a\nservice-connected disability as certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans\nAffairs shall pay an amount equal to one-quarter the fee for the state\nnonresident fishing license required by subdivision A 3 of § 29.1-310.\nHowever, this license shall not entitle such nonresident veteran to fish in\ndesignated waters stocked with trout by the Department or other public body. The\nlicense fees established by this subsection may be revised by the Board pursuant\nto § 29.1-103.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 587.","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}}