Virginia § 29.1-354 - Stamps required; issuance; fee; affixing stamps; cancellation
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 29.1-354 — Stamps required; issuance; fee; affixing stamps; cancellation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29.1-354. Stamps required; issuance; fee; affixing stamps; cancellation
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.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29.1-354 ("Stamps required; issuance; fee; affixing stamps; cancellation") 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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