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The regulations of the Board now applying to such hunting are hereby continued in force until amended or repealed by the Board; however, the Board shall not have the power to alter in any respect the privileges prescribed for owners and their lessees and permittees in \u00a7\u00a7 29.1-344 and 29.1-347.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":207376,"text":"The Board shall have the power to amend or alter the provisions of this article by regulation prescribing a distance less than 500 yards between blinds whenever and wherever such action seems practicable and desirable. The Board may adopt other regulations concerning the use of such blinds as may appear advisable to meet changing conditions as to hunting migratory game birds. The regulations of the Board now applying to such hunting are hereby continued in force until amended or repealed by the Board; however, the Board shall not have the power to alter in any respect the privileges prescribed for owners and their lessees and permittees in \u00a7\u00a7 29.1-344 and 29.1-347.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13740,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licenses for Waterfowl Blinds and for Hunting Waterfowl","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12935,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:45","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:45","permalink":{"id":192751,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13740,"identifier":"2","token":"29.1\/3\/2","url":"\/29.1\/3\/2\/","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":59853,"structure_id":13740,"section_number":"29.1-340","catch_line":"Hunting waterfowl from unlicensed blinds and without season license","url":"\/29.1-340\/","token":"29.1\/3\/2\/29.1-340","metadata":false},{"id":74575,"structure_id":13740,"section_number":"29.1-341","catch_line":"Stationary blinds defined","url":"\/29.1-341\/","token":"29.1\/3\/2\/29.1-341","metadata":false},{"id":64571,"structure_id":13740,"section_number":"29.1-341.1","catch_line":"Number of stationary blinds permitted; 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It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1987, chapter 488.<\/p>","references":false,"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\/"},{"id":63392,"section_number":"29.1-347","catch_line":"Renewing licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-347\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192825,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56674,"identifier":"29.1-351","token":"29.1\/3\/2\/29.1-351","url":"\/29.1-351\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-351\/","token":"29.1\/3\/2\/29.1-351","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulations to be issued; present regulations continued in force","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-351","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall have the power to <span class=\"dictionary\">amend<\/span> or alter the provisions of this article by <span class=\"dictionary\">regulation<\/span> prescribing a distance less than 500 yards between blinds whenever and wherever such action seems practicable and desirable. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may adopt other <span class=\"dictionary\">regulations<\/span> concerning the use of such blinds as may appear advisable to meet changing conditions as to hunting <span class=\"dictionary\">migratory game birds<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">regulations<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> now applying to such hunting are hereby continued in force until amended or repealed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>; however, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall not have the power to alter in any respect the <span class=\"dictionary\">privileges<\/span> prescribed for owners and their lessees and permittees in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Stationary blinds on shore and in the public waters for owners of riparian rights\" href=\"\/29.1-344\/\">29.1-344<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Renewing licenses\" href=\"\/29.1-347\/\">29.1-347<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATIONS TO BE ISSUED; PRESENT REGULATIONS CONTINUED IN FORCE (\u00a7 29.1-351)\n\nThe Board shall have the power to amend or alter the provisions of this article\nby regulation prescribing a distance less than 500 yards between blinds whenever\nand wherever such action seems practicable and desirable. The Board may adopt\nother regulations concerning the use of such blinds as may appear advisable to\nmeet changing conditions as to hunting migratory game birds. The regulations of\nthe Board now applying to such hunting are hereby continued in force until\namended or repealed by the Board; however, the Board shall not have the power to\nalter in any respect the privileges prescribed for owners and their lessees and\npermittees in \u00a7\u00a7 29.1-344 and 29.1-347.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 29-92; 1987, c. 488.","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}}