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With each license the Department, clerk, or local license agent shall deliver a license plate bearing the number of the license, which shall be affixed to the blind where it may be easily observed. The Department shall furnish the licenses and license plates provided for in this article. The money arising from the sale of blind licenses shall be paid into the game protection fund.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":205519,"text":"All applications for blind licenses under this article shall be made to the local license agent or clerk of the circuit court of the county or city in which or nearest which the blind site is located or through an electronic or computerized means determined by the Director. The clerk or local license agent shall be paid similar fees as for issuing hunting licenses. With each license the Department, clerk, or local license agent shall deliver a license plate bearing the number of the license, which shall be affixed to the blind where it may be easily observed. The Department shall furnish the licenses and license plates provided for in this article. 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It has been modified 2 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 2007, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0038\">38<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":192809,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56073,"identifier":"29.1-348","token":"29.1\/3\/2\/29.1-348","url":"\/29.1-348\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-348\/","token":"29.1\/3\/2\/29.1-348","dublin_core":{"Title":"Obtaining licenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-348","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>All applications for blind licenses under this article shall be made to the local license agent or clerk of the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of the county or city in which or nearest which the blind site is located or through an electronic or computerized means determined by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span>. The clerk or local license agent shall be paid similar fees as for issuing hunting licenses. With each license the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, clerk, or local license agent shall deliver a license plate bearing the number of the license, which shall be affixed to the blind where it may be easily observed. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall furnish the licenses and license plates provided for in this article. The money arising from the sale of blind licenses shall be paid into the <span class=\"dictionary\">game<\/span> protection fund.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOBTAINING LICENSES (\u00a7 29.1-348)\n\nAll applications for blind licenses under this article shall be made to the\nlocal license agent or clerk of the circuit court of the county or city in which\nor nearest which the blind site is located or through an electronic or\ncomputerized means determined by the Director. The clerk or local license agent\nshall be paid similar fees as for issuing hunting licenses. With each license\nthe Department, clerk, or local license agent shall deliver a license plate\nbearing the number of the license, which shall be affixed to the blind where it\nmay be easily observed. The Department shall furnish the licenses and license\nplates provided for in this article. The money arising from the sale of blind\nlicenses shall be paid into the game protection fund.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 29-89; 1987, c. 488; 2007, c. 38.","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}}