Virginia § 29.1-314 - Special fishing permits for certain individuals with disabilities
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 29.1-314 — Special fishing permits for certain individuals with disabilities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29.1-314. Special fishing permits for certain individuals with disabilities
A. Upon receipt of an application from an officer or designated representative of any organized group of individuals with physical or mental disabilities who meet on a regular basis, including students at schools for the blind or deaf, the Director may issue not more than two permits of one day each, in any calendar year, to such group to fish without licenses in public waters open to fishing. The permits shall not be issued for use in designated waters stocked with trout or in waters where a daily fishing fee has been imposed pursuant to § 29.1-318; however, a permit may be issued to such group to fish without licenses on the second Saturday of May in designated waters stocked with trout.
B. The application for the permit shall state the name and description of the group, the date upon which it will be used, the general area in which it will be used, and the name of the person or organization responsible for the group.
1976, c. 144, § 29-55.3:1; 1987, c. 488; 2006, cc. 8, 37; 2023, cc. 148, 149.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29.1-314 ("Special fishing permits for certain individuals with disabilities") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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