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Such permit shall not be issued for use in designated waters stocked with trout or in waters where a daily fishing fee has been imposed pursuant to &#xA7; 29.1-318.B\n\nThe application for the permit shall state the name and description of the group, certification of the group&#8217;s tax-exempt status, the period of time during which it will be used, the general area in which it will be used, and the name of the person or organization responsible for the group.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":263352,"text":"Upon receipt of an application from an officer or designated representative of any organized nonprofit tax-exempt youth camp, the Director shall issue a permit for the duration of any season of such youth camp that allows camp members under 18 years of age and camp employees to fish without licenses in public waters adjacent to property owned by the camp. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 52 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 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1982, chapter 27; in 1987, chapter 488; in 2020, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0570\">570<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":192643,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73139,"identifier":"29.1-316","token":"29.1\/3\/1\/29.1-316","url":"\/29.1-316\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-316\/","token":"29.1\/3\/1\/29.1-316","dublin_core":{"Title":"Special fishing permits for certain youth camps","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-316","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Upon receipt of an application from an officer or designated representative of any organized nonprofit tax-exempt youth camp, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> shall <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a permit for the duration of any season of such youth camp that allows camp members under 18 years of age and camp employees to fish without licenses in public waters adjacent to property owned by the camp. Such permit shall not be issued for use in designated waters stocked with trout or in waters where a daily <span class=\"dictionary\">fishing<\/span> fee has been imposed pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Board may charge use fees for fishing in certain waters\" href=\"\/29.1-318\/\">29.1-318<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-263352\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-316\/#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 application for the permit shall state the name and description of the group, certification of the group&#8217;s tax-exempt status, the period of time during which it will be used, the general area in which it will be used, and the name of the person or organization responsible for the group. <a id=\"paragraph-263353\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-316\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIAL FISHING PERMITS FOR CERTAIN YOUTH CAMPS (\u00a7 29.1-316)\n\nA. Upon receipt of an application from an officer or designated representative\nof any organized nonprofit tax-exempt youth camp, the Director shall issue a\npermit for the duration of any season of such youth camp that allows camp\nmembers under 18 years of age and camp employees to fish without licenses in\npublic waters adjacent to property owned by the camp. Such permit shall not be\nissued for use in designated waters stocked with trout or in waters where a\ndaily fishing fee has been imposed pursuant to &#xA7; 29.1-318.\n\nB. The application for the permit shall state the name and description of the\ngroup, certification of the group&#8217;s tax-exempt status, the period of time\nduring which it will be used, the general area in which it will be used, and the\nname of the person or organization responsible for the group.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 52, \u00a7 29-55.3:3; 1982, c. 27; 1987, c. 488; 2020, c. 570.","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}}