                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SPECIAL COMBINED INDIVIDUAL SPORTFISHING LICENSES (§ 28.2-302.2:1)

A. Residents and nonresidents of the Commonwealth may obtain:

   1. A special combined sportfishing license to fish in all inland waters and
   the tidal waters of the Commonwealth during the open season. For residents,
   this license shall be in lieu of the state resident freshwater fishing license
   required by subdivision A 2 of &#xA7; 29.1-310, and the saltwater recreational
   license required by &#xA7; 28.2-302.1. The cost of this license for residents
   shall be the sum of the costs of the two component resident licenses. For
   nonresidents, this license shall be in lieu of the state nonresident
   freshwater fishing license required by subdivision A 3 of &#xA7; 29.1-310 and
   the saltwater recreational license required by &#xA7; 28.2-302.1. The cost of
   this license for nonresidents shall be the sum of the costs of the two
   component nonresident licenses.
   				Agents of the Commission shall retain the agent&#8217;s fee established by
   the Board of Wildlife Resources pursuant to subsection B of &#xA7; 29.1-327,
   except that the agent&#8217;s fee shall be deducted from the license fee
   established by the Commission pursuant to subdivision 4 of &#xA7; 28.2-201, as
   compensation for issuing each license. Of the funds collected under this
   subdivision, (i) the cost of the component saltwater license shall be paid
   into the state treasury to the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational
   Fishing Development Fund, as established in &#xA7; 28.2-302.3, and (ii) the
   cost of the component freshwater fishing license shall be paid into the state
   treasury to the credit of the Game Protection Fund, as established in &#xA7;
   29.1-101.
   				The two component licenses shall be independently priced by their
   respective agencies. The saltwater recreational license shall be priced by the
   Commission pursuant to &#xA7; 28.2-201. The freshwater fishing license shall
   be priced by the Board of Wildlife Resources pursuant to &#xA7; 29.1-103.

   2. A special combined sportfishing license to fish in all the tidal waters of
   the Commonwealth during the open season that covers the owner of a
   recreational boat not carrying anglers for hire, in any registered boat owned
   and operated by him, and his passengers. For residents, this license shall be
   in lieu of the state resident fishing license required by subdivision A 2 of
   &#xA7; 29.1-310, the saltwater recreational license required by &#xA7;
   28.2-302.1, and the saltwater recreational boat license established by &#xA7;
   28.2-302.7. The cost of this license for residents shall be $125. For
   nonresidents, this license shall be in lieu of the state nonresident fishing
   license required by subdivision A 3 of &#xA7; 29.1-310 and the saltwater
   recreational license required by &#xA7; 28.2-302.1. The cost of this license
   for nonresidents shall be $200.
   				Agents of the Commission shall retain the agent&#8217;s fee established by
   the Board of Wildlife Resources pursuant to subsection B of &#xA7; 29.1-327,
   except that the agent&#8217;s fee shall be deducted from the license fee
   established by the Commission pursuant to subdivision 4 of &#xA7; 28.2-201, as
   compensation for issuing each license. Of the funds collected under this
   subdivision, (i) $48 per resident license sold and $76 per nonresident license
   sold shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Virginia
   Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund, as established in &#xA7;
   28.2-302.3, and (ii) $77 per resident license sold and $124 per nonresident
   sold shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Game
   Protection Fund, as established in &#xA7; 29.1-101.

B. Residents and nonresidents of the Commonwealth may obtain a special combined
sportfishing trip license to fish in all inland waters and tidal waters of the
Commonwealth during the open season. This license shall be in lieu of the trip
fishing license specified in subsection A of &#xA7; 29.1-311 and the saltwater
recreational license required by &#xA7; 28.2-302.1. The cost of the license
shall be $10.50 for residents and $15.50 for nonresidents. The license shall be
valid for five successive days as specified on the face of the license. Agents
of the Commission shall retain the agent&#8217;s fee established pursuant to
subsection B of &#xA7; 29.1-327, except that the agent&#8217;s fee shall be
deducted from the license fee established by the Commission pursuant to
subdivision 4 of &#xA7; 28.2-201, as compensation for issuing each license. Of
the funds collected under this subsection, (i) $5 per license sold shall be paid
into the state treasury to the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational
Fishing Development Fund and (ii) $5 per resident license sold and $10 per
nonresident license sold shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of
the Game Protection Fund.

C. The Commission may subsequently revise the cost of licenses in this section
pursuant to &#xA7; 28.2-201.

HISTORY: 2004, c. 486; 2007, c. 30; 2009, c. 9; 2011, c. 287; 2012, c. 579;
2020, c. 958.