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This permit shall serve in lieu of having to purchase a state youth resident combination hunting license pursuant to \u00a7 29.1-303.3 or state resident basic hunting license pursuant to \u00a7 29.1-303, the special license for hunting bear, deer, and turkey pursuant to \u00a7 29.1-305, and the state resident fishing license pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 29.1-310. The permit shall be valid for a period of 48 hours. The permit fee shall be $25 or as subsequently revised by the Board pursuant to \u00a7 29.1-103. The application for the permit shall state the date upon which it will be used, the general area in which it will be used, the name of the person and organization responsible for the group of participants, and the number of participants to be covered by the permit. All youth participating in a hunting event covered by the permit shall comply with the provisions of subsection A of \u00a7 29.1-300.1 regarding competence in hunter education, or shall be accompanied and directly supervised by an adult over the age of 18 who has, on his person, a valid Virginia hunting license.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, &#8220;accompanied and directly supervised&#8221; occurs when a person over 18 years of age maintains a close visual and verbal contact with, provides adequate direction to, and can immediately assume control of the firearm from the youth participant.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":286207,"text":"Upon receipt of an application from an officer or other designated official representative of any nonprofit organization that has as one of its stated purposes to educate youth on Virginia&#8217;s fish and wildlife resources, the Director may issue a permit to an officer or representative of the organization that allows youths under the age of 18 years old who participate in a fish and wildlife educational event of the organization to hunt and fish. This permit shall serve in lieu of having to purchase a state youth resident combination hunting license pursuant to \u00a7 29.1-303.3 or state resident basic hunting license pursuant to \u00a7 29.1-303, the special license for hunting bear, deer, and turkey pursuant to \u00a7 29.1-305, and the state resident fishing license pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 29.1-310. The permit shall be valid for a period of 48 hours. The permit fee shall be $25 or as subsequently revised by the Board pursuant to \u00a7 29.1-103. The application for the permit shall state the date upon which it will be used, the general area in which it will be used, the name of the person and organization responsible for the group of participants, and the number of participants to be covered by the permit. All youth participating in a hunting event covered by the permit shall comply with the provisions of subsection A of \u00a7 29.1-300.1 regarding competence in hunter education, or shall be accompanied and directly supervised by an adult over the age of 18 who has, on his person, a valid Virginia hunting license.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, &#8220;accompanied and directly supervised&#8221; occurs when a person over 18 years of age maintains a close visual and verbal contact with, provides adequate direction to, and can immediately assume control of the firearm from the youth participant.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"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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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?091+ful+CHAP0045\">45<\/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":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":63068,"section_number":"29.1-300.1","catch_line":"Certification of competence in hunter education; incentives","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-300.1\/"},{"id":80989,"section_number":"29.1-303","catch_line":"Fees to hunt","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-303\/"},{"id":80800,"section_number":"29.1-303.3","catch_line":"Youth resident and nonresident combination hunting license established; fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-303.3\/"},{"id":56116,"section_number":"29.1-305","catch_line":"Special license for hunting bear, deer and turkey; authority of Board to create bear license","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-305\/"},{"id":57291,"section_number":"29.1-310","catch_line":"Fees to fish","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-310\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192639,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79907,"identifier":"29.1-315.1","token":"29.1\/3\/1\/29.1-315.1","url":"\/29.1-315.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-315.1\/","token":"29.1\/3\/1\/29.1-315.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Special permit to hunt and fish by youth during fish and wildlife education events","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-315.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Upon receipt of an application from an officer or other designated official representative of any nonprofit organization that has as one of its stated purposes to educate youth on Virginia&#8217;s fish and <span class=\"dictionary\">wildlife<\/span> resources, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a permit to an officer or representative of the organization that allows youths under the age of 18 years old who participate in a fish and <span class=\"dictionary\">wildlife<\/span> educational event of the organization to hunt and fish. This permit shall serve in lieu of having to purchase a state youth resident combination hunting license pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Youth resident and nonresident combination hunting license established; fee\" href=\"\/29.1-303.3\/\">29.1-303.3<\/a> or state resident basic hunting license pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Fees to hunt\" href=\"\/29.1-303\/\">29.1-303<\/a>, the special license for hunting bear, deer, and turkey pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Special license for hunting bear, deer and turkey; authority of Board to create bear license\" href=\"\/29.1-305\/\">29.1-305<\/a>, and the state resident <span class=\"dictionary\">fishing<\/span> license pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Fees to fish\" href=\"\/29.1-310\/\">29.1-310<\/a>. The permit shall be valid for a period of 48 hours. The permit fee shall be $25 or as subsequently revised by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Powers and duties of the Board\" href=\"\/29.1-103\/\">29.1-103<\/a>. The application for the permit shall state the date upon which it will be used, the general area in which it will be used, the name of the person and organization responsible for the group of participants, and the number of participants to be covered by the permit. All youth participating in a hunting event covered by the permit shall comply with the provisions of subsection A of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Certification of competence in hunter education; incentives\" href=\"\/29.1-300.1\/\">29.1-300.1<\/a> regarding competence in hunter education, or shall be accompanied and directly supervised by an adult over the age of 18 who has, on his person, a valid Virginia hunting license.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, &#8220;accompanied and directly supervised&#8221; occurs when a person over 18 years of age maintains a close visual and verbal contact with, provides adequate direction to, and can immediately assume control of the <span class=\"dictionary\">firearm<\/span> from the youth participant.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIAL PERMIT TO HUNT AND FISH BY YOUTH DURING FISH AND WILDLIFE EDUCATION\nEVENTS (\u00a7 29.1-315.1)\n\nUpon receipt of an application from an officer or other designated official\nrepresentative of any nonprofit organization that has as one of its stated\npurposes to educate youth on Virginia&#8217;s fish and wildlife resources, the\nDirector may issue a permit to an officer or representative of the organization\nthat allows youths under the age of 18 years old who participate in a fish and\nwildlife educational event of the organization to hunt and fish. This permit\nshall serve in lieu of having to purchase a state youth resident combination\nhunting license pursuant to \u00a7 29.1-303.3 or state resident basic hunting\nlicense pursuant to \u00a7 29.1-303, the special license for hunting bear, deer, and\nturkey pursuant to \u00a7 29.1-305, and the state resident fishing license pursuant\nto subsection A of \u00a7 29.1-310. The permit shall be valid for a period of 48\nhours. The permit fee shall be $25 or as subsequently revised by the Board\npursuant to \u00a7 29.1-103. The application for the permit shall state the date\nupon which it will be used, the general area in which it will be used, the name\nof the person and organization responsible for the group of participants, and\nthe number of participants to be covered by the permit. All youth participating\nin a hunting event covered by the permit shall comply with the provisions of\nsubsection A of \u00a7 29.1-300.1 regarding competence in hunter education, or shall\nbe accompanied and directly supervised by an adult over the age of 18 who has,\non his person, a valid Virginia hunting license.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, &#8220;accompanied and directly\nsupervised&#8221; occurs when a person over 18 years of age maintains a close\nvisual and verbal contact with, provides adequate direction to, and can\nimmediately assume control of the firearm from the youth participant.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, c. 45.","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}}