{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/29.1-302.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/29.1-302.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/29.1-302.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/29.1-302.html"}],"law_id":72212,"edition_id":1,"section_id":72212,"structure_id":12936,"section_number":"29.1-302","catch_line":"Special license for certain resident disabled veterans","history":"1976, c. 234, \u00a7 29-52.2; 1977, c. 167; 1985, c. 65; 1987, c. 488; 1996, c. 810; 2009, c. 9; 2012, cc. 321, 380; 2022, c. 40.","full_text":"A\n\nCertain resident veterans who are disabled due to a service-connected disability may apply for and receive from the Department a nontransferable license pursuant to 4VAC15-20-65, valid for life, permitting the veteran to hunt and freshwater fish, or to hunt only or to freshwater fish only, depending on which license is purchased, on any property in the Commonwealth according to restrictions and regulations of law. However, this license shall not entitle the owner to fish in designated waters stocked with trout by the Department or other public body.B\n\nThe cost for a license under this section shall be:1\n\nFor a resident veteran rated as totally and permanently disabled by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, no cost;2\n\nFor a resident veteran rated 70 percent or more disabled, but less than totally and permanently disabled, by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, $50;3\n\nFor a resident veteran rated 50 percent or more disabled, but less than 70 percent disabled, by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, $75; and4\n\nFor a resident veteran rated 30 percent or more disabled, but less than 50 percent disabled, by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, $100.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":260153,"text":"Certain resident veterans who are disabled due to a service-connected disability may apply for and receive from the Department a nontransferable license pursuant to 4VAC15-20-65, valid for life, permitting the veteran to hunt and freshwater fish, or to hunt only or to freshwater fish only, depending on which license is purchased, on any property in the Commonwealth according to restrictions and regulations of law. However, this license shall not entitle the owner to fish in designated waters stocked with trout by the Department or other public body.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":260154,"text":"The cost for a license under this section shall be:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":260155,"text":"For a resident veteran rated as totally and permanently disabled by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, no cost;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":260156,"text":"For a resident veteran rated 70 percent or more disabled, but less than totally and permanently disabled, by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, $50;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":260157,"text":"For a resident veteran rated 50 percent or more disabled, but less than 70 percent disabled, by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, $75; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 234 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. Unfortunately, the 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1977, chapter 167; in 1985, chapter 65; in 1987, chapter 488; in 1996, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0810\">810<\/a>; in 2009, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?091+ful+CHAP0009\">9<\/a>; in 2012, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0321\">321<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0380\">380<\/a>; in 2022, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0040\">40<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64316,"section_number":"29.1-301","catch_line":"Exemptions from license requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-301\/"},{"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":false,"permalink":{"id":192503,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72212,"identifier":"29.1-302","token":"29.1\/3\/1\/29.1-302","url":"\/29.1-302\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-302\/","token":"29.1\/3\/1\/29.1-302","dublin_core":{"Title":"Special license for certain resident disabled veterans","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-302","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Certain resident veterans who are disabled due to a service-connected disability may apply for and receive from the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> a nontransferable license pursuant to 4VAC15-20-65, valid for life, permitting the veteran to hunt and freshwater fish, or to hunt only or to freshwater fish only, depending on which license is purchased, on any property in the Commonwealth according to restrictions and <span class=\"dictionary\">regulations<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>. However, this license shall not entitle the owner to fish in designated waters stocked with trout by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> or other public body. <a id=\"paragraph-260153\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-302\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The cost for a license under this section shall be: <a id=\"paragraph-260154\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-302\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> For a resident veteran rated as totally and permanently disabled by the U.S. <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Veterans Affairs, no cost; <a id=\"paragraph-260155\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-302\/#B1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> For a resident veteran rated 70 percent or more disabled, but less than totally and permanently disabled, by the U.S. <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Veterans Affairs, $50; <a id=\"paragraph-260156\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-302\/#B2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> For a resident veteran rated 50 percent or more disabled, but less than 70 percent disabled, by the U.S. <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Veterans Affairs, $75; and <a id=\"paragraph-260157\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-302\/#B3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> For a resident veteran rated 30 percent or more disabled, but less than 50 percent disabled, by the U.S. <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Veterans Affairs, $100. <a id=\"paragraph-260158\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-302\/#B4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIAL LICENSE FOR CERTAIN RESIDENT DISABLED VETERANS (\u00a7 29.1-302)\n\nA. Certain resident veterans who are disabled due to a service-connected\ndisability may apply for and receive from the Department a nontransferable\nlicense pursuant to 4VAC15-20-65, valid for life, permitting the veteran to hunt\nand freshwater fish, or to hunt only or to freshwater fish only, depending on\nwhich license is purchased, on any property in the Commonwealth according to\nrestrictions and regulations of law. However, this license shall not entitle the\nowner to fish in designated waters stocked with trout by the Department or other\npublic body.\n\nB. The cost for a license under this section shall be:\n\n   1. For a resident veteran rated as totally and permanently disabled by the\n   U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, no cost;\n\n   2. For a resident veteran rated 70 percent or more disabled, but less than\n   totally and permanently disabled, by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,\n   $50;\n\n   3. For a resident veteran rated 50 percent or more disabled, but less than 70\n   percent disabled, by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, $75; and\n\n   4. For a resident veteran rated 30 percent or more disabled, but less than 50\n   percent disabled, by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, $100.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 234, \u00a7 29-52.2; 1977, c. 167; 1985, c. 65; 1987, c. 488;\n1996, c. 810; 2009, c. 9; 2012, cc. 321, 380; 2022, c. 40.","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}}