                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CARRYING LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES; PENALTY (§ 29.1-336)

A. Every person who is issued a hunting, trapping, or fishing license shall
carry the license on his person while hunting, trapping, or fishing. Persons who
have been issued such licenses and fail to carry them when required shall be
guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.

B. Any person who is 16 years of age or older and who is (i) required to present
a certificate of completion in hunter education to obtain a hunting license
pursuant to &#xA7; 29.1-300.1, and (ii) issued a hunting license by telephone,
the Internet, or other electronic or computerized means, shall also carry such
certificate on his person while hunting.

C. Any person who is 12 years of age through 15 years of age, and is issued a
hunting license by telephone, the Internet, or other electronic or computerized
means, shall carry his certificate of completion in hunter education on his
person while hunting, unless he is accompanied and directly supervised by an
adult who has, on his person, a valid Virginia hunting license and certificate
if required under subsection B.

D. For purposes of this section and &#xA7; 29.1-337, &#8220;carry&#8221; means
possess a hard copy or electronic copy of the license or certificate.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 29-75; 1987, c. 488; 2005, c. 145; 2015, c. 479; 2017, c.
363.