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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>73517</law_id><section_number>29.1-302.3</section_number><catch_line>Special guest fishing licenses</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="29.1">Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="3">Licenses</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>An owner or bona fide lessee of private land bordering inland waters lying adjacent to North Carolina land or water may apply for a special guest <span class="dictionary">fishing</span> license entitling the licensee and his guests to fish from the property and any private dock, pier or other permanent extension into public waters without an additional <span class="dictionary">fishing</span> license except as required in designated waters stocked with trout and in waters where a daily <span class="dictionary">fishing</span> fee has been imposed pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Board may charge use fees for fishing in certain waters" href="/29.1-318/">29.1-318</a>. The annual fee of a special guest <span class="dictionary">fishing</span> license shall be $50 or as subsequently revised by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Powers and duties of the Board" href="/29.1-103/">29.1-103</a>. A special guest <span class="dictionary">fishing</span> license shall not be valid for any property, pier or dock operated for any commercial purpose. A special guest <span class="dictionary">fishing</span> license shall not be in force unless displayed on the premises of the property. A special guest <span class="dictionary">fishing</span> license shall not be transferable.</p></section></text><history>1992, c. 198; 2009, c. 9.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
