                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SPECIAL LIFETIME HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES FOR RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS (§
29.1-302.1)

A. Any resident or nonresident individual may apply for and receive from the
Department, after payment of the appropriate fee, any of the following lifetime
licenses which shall be valid for the life of the individual, nontransferable,
and permit the person to engage in the licensed activity on any property in the
Commonwealth according to restrictions and regulations of law:

   1. A basic resident lifetime hunting license, to be obtained for a fee of
   $250. This license is valid for the lifetime of the license holder even if the
   license holder becomes a nonresident of the Commonwealth subsequent to the
   purchase of the license.

   2. A basic resident lifetime fishing license, to be obtained for a fee of
   $250. This license is valid for the lifetime of the license holder even if the
   license holder becomes a nonresident of the Commonwealth subsequent to the
   purchase of the license.

   3. A basic nonresident lifetime hunting license, to be obtained for a fee of
   $500.

   4. A basic nonresident lifetime fishing license, to be obtained for a fee of
   $500.

   5. A basic senior resident lifetime hunting license and bear, deer, and turkey
   license, to be obtained for a fee of $200. This license is available only to a
   resident of the Commonwealth who is 80 years of age or older and shall be
   valid for the lifetime of the license holder even if the license holder
   becomes a nonresident of the Commonwealth subsequent to the purchase of the
   license. This license shall include any special license necessary under &#xA7;
   29.1-305 for hunting bear, deer, and turkey.

   6. A junior resident lifetime hunting license that is valid until an
   individual&#8217;s twelfth birthday, and which is transferable to a resident
   lifetime hunting license for no additional fee upon proof of completion of a
   hunter education course or equivalent, may be obtained for a fee of $250.

   7. A junior nonresident lifetime hunting license that is valid until an
   individual&#8217;s twelfth birthday, and which is transferable to a
   nonresident lifetime hunting license for no additional fee upon proof of
   completion of a hunter education course or equivalent, may be obtained for a
   fee of $500.

   8. An infant resident lifetime hunting license, to be obtained for a fee of
   $125. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is younger than
   two years of age and shall be valid to be used as prescribed under subsection
   D1 of &#xA7; 29.1-301 until an individual&#8217;s twelfth birthday. Upon proof
   of completion of a hunter education course or equivalent, this license shall
   be transferable to a resident lifetime hunting license for no additional fee.
   This license shall remain valid even if the license holder becomes a
   nonresident of the Commonwealth subsequent to the purchase of the license.

   9. An infant nonresident lifetime hunting license, to be obtained for a fee of
   $250. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is younger than
   two years of age and shall be valid to be used as prescribed under subsection
   D1 of &#xA7; 29.1-301 until an individual&#8217;s twelfth birthday. Upon proof
   of completion of a hunter education course or equivalent, this license shall
   be transferable to a nonresident lifetime hunting license for no additional
   fee. This license shall remain valid even if the license holder becomes a
   resident of the Commonwealth subsequent to the purchase of the license.

   10. An infant resident lifetime fishing license, to be obtained for a fee of
   $125. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is younger than
   two years of age. This license is valid for the lifetime of the license holder
   even if the license holder becomes a nonresident of the Commonwealth
   subsequent to the purchase of the license.

   11. An infant nonresident lifetime fishing license, to be obtained for a fee
   of $250. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is younger
   than two years of age. This license is valid for the lifetime of the license
   holder even if the license holder becomes a resident of the Commonwealth
   subsequent to the purchase of the license.
   				Such basic lifetime hunting licenses shall serve in lieu of the state
   resident hunting license as provided for in subdivision 2 of &#xA7; 29.1-303,
   or state nonresident hunting license as provided for in subdivision 3 of
   &#xA7; 29.1-303. Such basic lifetime fishing licenses shall serve in lieu of
   the state resident fishing license as provided for in subdivision A 2 of
   &#xA7; 29.1-310 or state nonresident fishing license as provided for in
   subdivision A 3 of &#xA7; 29.1-310.

B. Applications for all lifetime hunting and fishing licenses authorized by this
section shall be made to the Department. The form and issuance of such a license
shall conform to the provisions of this chapter for all licenses.
			Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all money credited to, held
by, or to be received by the Department from the sale of licenses authorized by
this section shall be consolidated and placed in the Lifetime Hunting and
Fishing Endowment Fund established in &#xA7; 29.1-101.1.

C. Any resident who is permanently disabled, as defined in &#xA7; 58.1-3217, who
applies for either of the resident lifetime licenses authorized by this section
shall receive such a license for a fee of $5. The applicant shall provide proof
of permanent disability acceptable to the Director of the Department.

D. Any resident 45 years of age or older who applies for either of the resident
lifetime licenses authorized by subdivision A 1 or A 2 shall receive such a
license for one of the following fees based on age: age 45 through 50, $200; age
51 through 55, $150; age 56 through 60, $100; age 61 through 64, $50; and age 65
or older, $10.

E. The Board may subsequently revise the cost of licenses set forth in this
section pursuant to &#xA7; 29.1-103.

HISTORY: 1987, c. 95, § 29-52.3; 1988, c. 181; 1989, c. 427; 1996, cc. 7, 109,
810; 1997, c. 247; 2009, c. 9; 2010, c. 251; 2020, cc. 564, 958.