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Any locations remaining in the public waters shall belong to whoever first obtains a license and erects a stake or a blind. The blind shall not be located in a marked navigation channel on the site selected. In addition, the blind must be at least 500 yards from any other stationary blind, and the license for that season must be properly affixed to the structure. When licensing a stationary blind, the location of each blind licensed shall be provided as latitude and longitude coordinates.B\n\nAt the time of the license transaction pursuant to subsection A, the licensee shall provide the unique location of each stationary waterfowl blind to the Department, identified as standardized latitude and longitude coordinates, using the decimal degrees format with a minimum of five digit precision. The Department shall publish such coordinates by November 1 of each year, excluding any customer personal information, on its website in a searchable, publicly accessible, and conspicuous manner.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231352,"text":"Unless a license has been obtained pursuant to § 29.1-344, and a stake or a blind has been erected and marked within the time stated as specified in § 29.1-344, in any year, the owners of riparian rights, their lessees or permittees shall forfeit the privilege of licensing blinds on their shores and also lose priority for licensing stationary blinds in the public waters adjoining such shores. Any locations remaining in the public waters shall belong to whoever first obtains a license and erects a stake or a blind. The blind shall not be located in a marked navigation channel on the site selected. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1987, chapter 488; in 2010, chapter 9<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 745<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 377<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 186<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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\/"},{"id":65164,"section_number":"29.1-345.1","catch_line":"Time period for obtaining nonriparian stationary blind licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-345.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192789,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63506,"identifier":"29.1-345","token":"29.1\/3\/2\/29.1-345","url":"\/29.1-345\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-345\/","token":"29.1\/3\/2\/29.1-345","dublin_core":{"Title":"Stationary blinds in the public waters for nonriparian owners","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-345","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Unless a license has been obtained pursuant to § 29.1-344<\/a>, and a stake or a blind has been erected and marked within the time stated as specified in § 29.1-344<\/a>, in any year, the owners of riparian rights, their lessees or permittees shall forfeit the privilege<\/span> of licensing blinds on their shores and also lose priority for licensing stationary blinds in the public waters adjoining such shores. Any locations remaining in the public waters shall belong to whoever first obtains a license and erects a stake or a blind. The blind shall not be located in a marked navigation channel on the site selected. In addition, the blind must be at least 500 yards from any other stationary blind, and the license for that season must be properly affixed to the structure. When licensing a stationary blind, the location of each blind licensed shall be provided as latitude and longitude coordinates. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> At the time of the license transaction pursuant to subsection A, the licensee shall provide the unique location of each stationary waterfowl blind to the Department<\/span>, identified as standardized latitude and longitude coordinates, using the decimal degrees format with a minimum of five digit precision. The Department<\/span> shall publish such coordinates by November 1 of each year, excluding any customer personal information, on its website in a searchable, publicly accessible, and conspicuous manner. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATIONARY BLINDS IN THE PUBLIC WATERS FOR NONRIPARIAN OWNERS (\u00a7 29.1-345)\n\nA. Unless a license has been obtained pursuant to § 29.1-344, and a stake\nor a blind has been erected and marked within the time stated as specified in\n§ 29.1-344, in any year, the owners of riparian rights, their lessees or\npermittees shall forfeit the privilege of licensing blinds on their shores and\nalso lose priority for licensing stationary blinds in the public waters\nadjoining such shores. Any locations remaining in the public waters shall belong\nto whoever first obtains a license and erects a stake or a blind. The blind\nshall not be located in a marked navigation channel on the site selected. In\naddition, the blind must be at least 500 yards from any other stationary blind,\nand the license for that season must be properly affixed to the structure. When\nlicensing a stationary blind, the location of each blind licensed shall be\nprovided as latitude and longitude coordinates.\n\nB. At the time of the license transaction pursuant to subsection A, the licensee\nshall provide the unique location of each stationary waterfowl blind to the\nDepartment, identified as standardized latitude and longitude coordinates, using\nthe decimal degrees format with a minimum of five digit precision. The\nDepartment shall publish such coordinates by November 1 of each year, excluding\nany customer personal information, on its website in a searchable, publicly\naccessible, and conspicuous manner.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 29-86; 1987, c. 488; 2010, c. 9; 2013, c. 745; 2014, c.\n377; 2024, c. 186.","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}}