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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1958, chapter 38; in 1964, chapter 478; in 1987, chapter 488; in 2020, chapter 415<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58703,"section_number":"29.1-103","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-103\/"},{"id":64571,"section_number":"29.1-341.1","catch_line":"Number of stationary blinds permitted; when erected","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-341.1\/"},{"id":70124,"section_number":"29.1-344","catch_line":"Stationary blinds on shore and in the public waters for owners of riparian rights","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-344\/"},{"id":74695,"section_number":"29.1-344.1","catch_line":"Stationary duck blind license; riparian landowners exempted","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-344.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":192753,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59853,"identifier":"29.1-340","token":"29.1\/3\/2\/29.1-340","url":"\/29.1-340\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-340\/","token":"29.1\/3\/2\/29.1-340","dublin_core":{"Title":"Hunting waterfowl from unlicensed blinds and without season license","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-340","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on the public waters and shores east of Interstate Route 95 in the Commonwealth from unlicensed stationary or floating blinds. For the purposes of this article, “public waters” means public waters that are navigable in fact<\/span>. Any person hunting waterfowl or applying to license a stationary blind in public waters shall also have a season license to hunt and a state and federal duck stamp.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHUNTING WATERFOWL FROM UNLICENSED BLINDS AND WITHOUT SEASON LICENSE (\u00a7\n29.1-340)\n\nIt shall be unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on the public waters and shores\neast of Interstate Route 95 in the Commonwealth from unlicensed stationary or\nfloating blinds. For the purposes of this article, “public waters”\nmeans public waters that are navigable in fact. Any person hunting waterfowl or\napplying to license a stationary blind in public waters shall also have a season\nlicense to hunt and a state and federal duck stamp.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 29-81; 1958, c. 38; 1964, c. 478; 1987, c. 488; 2020, c.\n415.","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}}