{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/29.1-310.2.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/29.1-310.2.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/29.1-310.2.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/29.1-310.2.html"}],"law_id":56228,"edition_id":1,"section_id":56228,"structure_id":12936,"section_number":"29.1-310.2","catch_line":"Special combined individual sportfishing licenses","history":"2004, c. 486; 2009, c. 9; 2011, c. 287; 2012, c. 579.","full_text":"A\n\nResidents and nonresidents of the Commonwealth may obtain a special combined sportfishing license to fish in all inland waters and the tidal waters of the Commonwealth during the open season. For residents, this license shall be in lieu of the state resident freshwater fishing license required by subdivision A 2 of § 29.1-310, and the saltwater recreational license required by § 28.2-302.1. The cost of this license for residents shall be the sum of the costs of the two component resident licenses. For nonresidents, this license shall be in lieu of the state nonresident freshwater fishing license required by subdivision A 3 of § 29.1-310 and the saltwater recreational license required by § 28.2-302.1. The cost of this license for nonresidents shall be the sum of the costs of the two component nonresident licenses.\n\t\t\tOf the funds collected under this subsection, (i) the cost of the component saltwater license shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund, as established in § 28.2-302.3, and (ii) the cost of the component freshwater fishing license shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Game Protection Fund, as established in § 29.1-101.\n\t\t\tThe two component licenses shall be independently priced by their respective agencies. The freshwater fishing license shall be priced by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-103. The saltwater recreational license shall be priced by the Marine Resources Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201.B\n\nResidents and nonresidents of the Commonwealth may obtain a special combined sportfishing license to fish in all the tidal waters of the Commonwealth during the open season that covers the owner of a recreational boat not carrying anglers for hire, in any registered boat owned and operated by him, and his passengers. For residents, this license shall be in lieu of the state resident fishing license required by subdivision A 2 of § 29.1-310, the saltwater recreational license required by § 28.2-302.1, and the saltwater recreational boat license established by § 28.2-302.7. The cost of this license for residents shall be $125. For nonresidents, this license shall be in lieu of the state nonresident fishing license required by subdivision A 3 of § 29.1-310 and the saltwater recreational license required by § 28.2-302.1. The cost of this license for nonresidents shall be $200.\n\t\t\tOf the funds collected under this subsection, (i) $48 per resident license sold and $76 per nonresident license sold shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund, as established in § 28.2-302.3, and (ii) $77 per resident license sold and $124 per nonresident sold shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Game Protection Fund, as established in § 29.1-101.C\n\nThe Board may subsequently revise the cost of licenses set forth in this section pursuant to § 29.1-103.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":205976,"text":"Residents and nonresidents of the Commonwealth may obtain a special combined sportfishing license to fish in all inland waters and the tidal waters of the Commonwealth during the open season. For residents, this license shall be in lieu of the state resident freshwater fishing license required by subdivision A 2 of § 29.1-310, and the saltwater recreational license required by § 28.2-302.1. The cost of this license for residents shall be the sum of the costs of the two component resident licenses. For nonresidents, this license shall be in lieu of the state nonresident freshwater fishing license required by subdivision A 3 of § 29.1-310 and the saltwater recreational license required by § 28.2-302.1. The cost of this license for nonresidents shall be the sum of the costs of the two component nonresident licenses.\n\t\t\tOf the funds collected under this subsection, (i) the cost of the component saltwater license shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund, as established in § 28.2-302.3, and (ii) the cost of the component freshwater fishing license shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Game Protection Fund, as established in § 29.1-101.\n\t\t\tThe two component licenses shall be independently priced by their respective agencies. The freshwater fishing license shall be priced by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-103. The saltwater recreational license shall be priced by the Marine Resources Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":205977,"text":"Residents and nonresidents of the Commonwealth may obtain a special combined sportfishing license to fish in all the tidal waters of the Commonwealth during the open season that covers the owner of a recreational boat not carrying anglers for hire, in any registered boat owned and operated by him, and his passengers. For residents, this license shall be in lieu of the state resident fishing license required by subdivision A 2 of § 29.1-310, the saltwater recreational license required by § 28.2-302.1, and the saltwater recreational boat license established by § 28.2-302.7. The cost of this license for residents shall be $125. For nonresidents, this license shall be in lieu of the state nonresident fishing license required by subdivision A 3 of § 29.1-310 and the saltwater recreational license required by § 28.2-302.1. The cost of this license for nonresidents shall be $200.\n\t\t\tOf the funds collected under this subsection, (i) $48 per resident license sold and $76 per nonresident license sold shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund, as established in § 28.2-302.3, and (ii) $77 per resident license sold and $124 per nonresident sold shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Game Protection Fund, as established in § 29.1-101.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":205978,"text":"The Board may subsequently revise the cost of licenses set forth in this section pursuant to § 29.1-103.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12936,"edition_id":1,"name":"Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12935,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":192477,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12936,"identifier":"1","token":"29.1\/3\/1","url":"\/29.1\/3\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12935,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licenses","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12934,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":192475,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12935,"identifier":"3","token":"29.1\/3","url":"\/29.1\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12934,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating","identifier":"29.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":192277,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12934,"identifier":"29.1","token":"29.1","url":"\/29.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":66338,"structure_id":12936,"section_number":"29.1-300","catch_line":"Unlawful to hunt, trap or fish without license","url":"\/29.1-300\/","token":"29.1\/3\/1\/29.1-300","metadata":false},{"id":63068,"structure_id":12936,"section_number":"29.1-300.1","catch_line":"Certification of competence in hunter education; 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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 486<\/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 3 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 2009, chapter 9<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 287<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 579<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65438,"section_number":"28.2-302.1","catch_line":"Recreational license required","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.1\/"},{"id":57031,"section_number":"28.2-302.3","catch_line":"Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.3\/"},{"id":82867,"section_number":"28.2-302.7","catch_line":"Recreational boat; reporting of catch","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.7\/"},{"id":57034,"section_number":"29.1-101","catch_line":"Game Protection Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-101\/"},{"id":58703,"section_number":"29.1-103","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-103\/"},{"id":57291,"section_number":"29.1-310","catch_line":"Fees to fish","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-310\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192615,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56228,"identifier":"29.1-310.2","token":"29.1\/3\/1\/29.1-310.2","url":"\/29.1-310.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-310.2\/","token":"29.1\/3\/1\/29.1-310.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Special combined individual sportfishing licenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-310.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Residents and nonresidents of the Commonwealth may obtain a special combined sportfishing license to fish in all inland waters and the tidal waters of the Commonwealth during the open season<\/span>. For residents, this license shall be in lieu of the state resident freshwater fishing<\/span> license required by subdivision A 2 of § 29.1-310<\/a>, and the saltwater recreational license required by § 28.2-302.1<\/a>. The cost of this license for residents shall be the sum of the costs of the two component resident licenses. For nonresidents, this license shall be in lieu of the state nonresident freshwater fishing<\/span> license required by subdivision A 3 of § 29.1-310<\/a> and the saltwater recreational license required by § 28.2-302.1<\/a>. The cost of this license for nonresidents shall be the sum of the costs of the two component nonresident licenses.\n\t\t\tOf the funds collected under this subsection, (i) the cost of the component saltwater license shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing<\/span> Development Fund, as established in § 28.2-302.3<\/a>, and (ii) the cost of the component freshwater fishing<\/span> license shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Game<\/span> Protection Fund, as established in § 29.1-101<\/a>.\n\t\t\tThe two component licenses shall be independently priced by their respective agencies. The freshwater fishing<\/span> license shall be priced by the Board<\/span> pursuant to § 29.1-103<\/a>. The saltwater recreational license shall be priced by the Marine Resources Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Residents and nonresidents of the Commonwealth may obtain a special combined sportfishing license to fish in all the tidal waters of the Commonwealth during the open season<\/span> that covers the owner of a recreational boat not carrying anglers for hire, in any registered boat owned and operated by him, and his passengers. For residents, this license shall be in lieu of the state resident fishing<\/span> license required by subdivision A 2 of § 29.1-310<\/a>, the saltwater recreational license required by § 28.2-302.1<\/a>, and the saltwater recreational boat license established by § 28.2-302.7<\/a>. The cost of this license for residents shall be $125. For nonresidents, this license shall be in lieu of the state nonresident fishing<\/span> license required by subdivision A 3 of § 29.1-310<\/a> and the saltwater recreational license required by § 28.2-302.1<\/a>. The cost of this license for nonresidents shall be $200.\n\t\t\tOf the funds collected under this subsection, (i) $48 per resident license sold and $76 per nonresident license sold shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing<\/span> Development Fund, as established in § 28.2-302.3<\/a>, and (ii) $77 per resident license sold and $124 per nonresident sold shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Game<\/span> Protection Fund, as established in § 29.1-101<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may subsequently revise the cost of licenses set forth in this section pursuant to § 29.1-103<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIAL COMBINED INDIVIDUAL SPORTFISHING LICENSES (\u00a7 29.1-310.2)\n\nA. Residents and nonresidents of the Commonwealth may obtain a special combined\nsportfishing license to fish in all inland waters and the tidal waters of the\nCommonwealth during the open season. For residents, this license shall be in\nlieu of the state resident freshwater fishing license required by subdivision A\n2 of § 29.1-310, and the saltwater recreational license required by §\n28.2-302.1. The cost of this license for residents shall be the sum of the costs\nof the two component resident licenses. For nonresidents, this license shall be\nin lieu of the state nonresident freshwater fishing license required by\nsubdivision A 3 of § 29.1-310 and the saltwater recreational license\nrequired by § 28.2-302.1. The cost of this license for nonresidents shall\nbe the sum of the costs of the two component nonresident licenses.\n\t\t\tOf the funds collected under this subsection, (i) the cost of the component\nsaltwater license shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the\nVirginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund, as established in\n§ 28.2-302.3, and (ii) the cost of the component freshwater fishing license\nshall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Game Protection Fund,\nas established in § 29.1-101.\n\t\t\tThe two component licenses shall be independently priced by their respective\nagencies. The freshwater fishing license shall be priced by the Board pursuant\nto § 29.1-103. The saltwater recreational license shall be priced by the\nMarine Resources Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201.\n\nB. Residents and nonresidents of the Commonwealth may obtain a special combined\nsportfishing license to fish in all the tidal waters of the Commonwealth during\nthe open season that covers the owner of a recreational boat not carrying\nanglers for hire, in any registered boat owned and operated by him, and his\npassengers. For residents, this license shall be in lieu of the state resident\nfishing license required by subdivision A 2 of § 29.1-310, the saltwater\nrecreational license required by § 28.2-302.1, and the saltwater\nrecreational boat license established by § 28.2-302.7. The cost of this\nlicense for residents shall be $125. For nonresidents, this license shall be in\nlieu of the state nonresident fishing license required by subdivision A 3 of\n§ 29.1-310 and the saltwater recreational license required by §\n28.2-302.1. The cost of this license for nonresidents shall be $200.\n\t\t\tOf the funds collected under this subsection, (i) $48 per resident license\nsold and $76 per nonresident license sold shall be paid into the state treasury\nto the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund,\nas established in § 28.2-302.3, and (ii) $77 per resident license sold and\n$124 per nonresident sold shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of\nthe Game Protection Fund, as established in § 29.1-101.\n\nC. The Board may subsequently revise the cost of licenses set forth in this\nsection pursuant to § 29.1-103.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 486; 2009, c. 9; 2011, c. 287; 2012, c. 579.","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}}