Code of Virginia
Chapter 3 - Licenses
§ 29.1-305. Special license for hunting bear, deer and turkey; authority of Board to create bear license

A. A special license is required for hunting bear, deer and turkey in this Commonwealth, which shall be in addition to the license required to hunt other game. The fee for the special license shall be $12 for a resident age 16 or older, $7.50 for a resident under the age of 16, and $60 for a nonresident 16 years of age or older, $15 for a nonresident 12 years of age to 15 years of age, and $12 for a nonresident younger than 12 years of age.
B. The Board may create a separate special license for the hunting of bear in this Commonwealth. The fee for such a special license shall be $25 for residents and $150 for nonresidents. A person who obtains a special license for hunting bear shall also be required to obtain the state resident license or state nonresident license pursuant to § 29.1-303. If a special license to hunt bear is established by the Board, the special license required in subsection A shall authorize the hunting of deer and turkey only.
The license to hunt bear, deer and turkey or, if authorized by the Board, the license to hunt bear may be obtained from the clerk or agent of any county or city whose duty it is to sell hunting licenses.
C. The Board may subsequently revise the cost of licenses set forth in this section pursuant to § 29.1-103.
Code 1950, § 29-122; 1958, c. 318; 1960, c. 568; 1966, c. 493; 1972, c. 509; 1974, c. 363; 1980, c. 494; 1987, c. 488; 1988, c. 250; 2001, c. 55; 2004, c. 269; 2009, c. 9.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating

Chapter 3 - Licenses

§ 29.1-300. Unlawful to hunt, trap or fish without license

§ 29.1-300.1. Certification of competence in hunter education; incentives

§ 29.1-300.2. Hunter education program

§ 29.1-300.3. Program fees

§ 29.1-300.4. Apprentice hunting license; deferral of hunter education

§ 29.1-301. Exemptions from license requirements

§ 29.1-302. Special license for certain resident disabled veterans

§ 29.1-302.01. Special fishing license for disabled active duty military personnel

§ 29.1-302.02. Special resident and nonresident hunting and fishing licenses for partially disabled veterans

§ 29.1-302.03. Special licenses for certain nonresident disabled veterans

§ 29.1-302.1. Special lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for residents and nonresidents

§ 29.1-302.2. Special lifetime fishing license; permanently disabled persons

§ 29.1-302.3. Special guest fishing licenses

§ 29.1-302.4. Special lifetime trout fishing licenses for residents and nonresidents

§ 29.1-303. Fees to hunt

§ 29.1-303.1. Trip hunting licenses

§ 29.1-303.2. State junior resident hunting license fee

§ 29.1-303.2:1. State junior resident bear hunting license; fee

§ 29.1-303.3. Youth resident and nonresident combination hunting license established; fee

§ 29.1-304. Nonresident license to hunt within shooting preserves and foxhound training preserves

§ 29.1-305. Special license for hunting bear, deer and turkey; authority of Board to create bear license

§ 29.1-305.1. Bonus deer permits

§ 29.1-305.01. Special license to hunt elk; authority of Board to create elk license and quota hunts

§ 29.1-305.2. Special fox hunting licenses

§ 29.1-306. Special archery license, slingbow license, and crossbow license

§ 29.1-306.1. Repealed

§ 29.1-307. Special muzzleloading license

§ 29.1-308. Reserved

§ 29.1-309. Fees to trap

§ 29.1-309.1. Special lifetime trapping license; permanently disabled persons and disabled veterans

§ 29.1-309.2. Special lifetime trapping license for senior citizens

§ 29.1-309.3. State junior resident trapping license established; fee

§ 29.1-310. Fees to fish

§ 29.1-310.1. Sportsman's hunting and fishing license established

§ 29.1-310.2. Special combined individual sportfishing licenses

§ 29.1-311. Trip fishing license for residents and nonresidents; trout stocked waters

§ 29.1-312. Special fishing or hunting permits for certain veterans

§ 29.1-313. Issuance of licenses for use of individuals in certain state facilities

§ 29.1-314. Special fishing permits for certain handicapped persons

§ 29.1-315. Special fishing permits for certain school classes

§ 29.1-315.1. Special permit to hunt and fish by youth during fish and wildlife education events

§ 29.1-316. Special fishing permits for certain youth camps

§ 29.1-317. Special fishing permits for certain juveniles

§ 29.1-318. Board may charge use fees for fishing in certain waters

§ 29.1-319. Persons entitled to county, city, or state resident licenses

§ 29.1-320. Reserved

§ 29.1-321. Nonresident required to buy nonresident license

§ 29.1-322. Residents of counties bordering on streams

§ 29.1-323. By whom licenses issued

§ 29.1-324. Reserved

§ 29.1-325. Evidence that applicant entitled to license

§ 29.1-326. Reserved

§ 29.1-327. Agents for sale of licenses and permits; sales by telephone and electronic media

§ 29.1-328. Term of licenses and permits; multiple-year license

§ 29.1-329. Reserved

§ 29.1-330. Delivery to clerk or agent; return of unused annually expiring materials and unsold licenses; voluntary contributions

§ 29.1-331. Licenses to be dated, numbered and authenticated

§ 29.1-332. License and permit receipts; compensation for issuing; sums to be credited to game protection fund

§ 29.1-333. Reports to Director as to sale of licenses

§ 29.1-334. Certificate when license lost or destroyed

§ 29.1-335. Hunting, trapping or fishing without a license

§ 29.1-336. Carrying licenses and certificates; penalty

§ 29.1-337. Displaying license upon request

§ 29.1-337.1. Penalty for false statements; altering, borrowing or lending license

§ 29.1-338. Revocation of license and privileges; penalties

§ 29.1-339. Complimentary licenses

§ 29.1-339.1. Repealed

§ 29.1-339.2. Establishment of Virginia Migratory Waterfowl Conservation Stamp; required

§ 29.1-340. Hunting waterfowl from unlicensed blinds and without season license

§ 29.1-341. Stationary blinds defined

§ 29.1-341.1. Number of stationary blinds permitted; when erected

§ 29.1-342. Floating blinds

§ 29.1-342.1. Waterfowl blinds in locality where bird hunting with firearms prohibited

§ 29.1-343. Fees for waterfowl blind licenses

§ 29.1-344. Stationary blinds on shore and in the public waters for owners of riparian rights

§ 29.1-344.1. Stationary duck blind license; riparian landowners exempted

§ 29.1-344.2. Time period for obtaining riparian stationary blind licenses

§ 29.1-345. Stationary blinds in the public waters for nonriparian owners

§ 29.1-345.1. Time period for obtaining nonriparian stationary blind licenses

§ 29.1-345.2. Damaged stationary blinds in Virginia Beach; civil penalty

§ 29.1-346. When license for floating blinds issued; distance from stationary blinds

§ 29.1-347. Renewing licenses

§ 29.1-348. Obtaining licenses

§ 29.1-349. Hunting, erecting blind within 500 yards of licensed blind

§ 29.1-350. Exemption from application of article

§ 29.1-351. Regulations to be issued; present regulations continued in force

§ 29.1-351.1. Penalty for violations

§ 29.1-352. Damage stamp program established; purpose; intent

§ 29.1-353. Local governing body to adopt ordinance

§ 29.1-354. Stamps required; issuance; fee; affixing stamps; cancellation

§ 29.1-355. Disposition of funds

§ 29.1-356. Reporting damages; filing and adjudicating claims

§ 29.1-357. Civil action required

§ 29.1-358. Localities to report claims and reimbursements