It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt bear, deer or elk in any locality adopting a damage stamp ordinance within the Commonwealth without having first obtained the special stamp. A violation of this provision shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.
The annual fee for such a stamp shall be $1. The local governing body may prescribe any fee, not to exceed $5 for these special stamps, when issued to nonresidents of the Commonwealth.
The special stamps shall be obtained from a locally designated official or from any agent designated by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-327. The agent shall be paid a fee of $.10 from the special fund for each stamp issued.
The stamp shall be affixed to the reverse side of a current hunting license of each person required to obtain the stamp, and that person shall cancel the stamp with his initials.
1981, c. 16, § 29-92.3; 1987, c. 488; 1989, c. 421; 2003, c. 137.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating
§ 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
§ 29.1-300.4. 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
§ 29.1-302.03. 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
§ 29.1-303.1. 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
§ 29.1-305.1. 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
§ 29.1-307. Special muzzleloading license
§ 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
§ 29.1-310.1. 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
§ 29.1-321. Nonresident required to buy nonresident license
§ 29.1-322. Residents of counties bordering on streams
§ 29.1-323. By whom licenses issued
§ 29.1-325. Evidence that applicant entitled to license
§ 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
§ 29.1-331. Licenses to be dated, numbered and authenticated
§ 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
§ 29.1-339.2. 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
§ 29.1-342.1. 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
§ 29.1-348. 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