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2003 SESSION
HB 1996 Recreational boat freshwater fishing license.
Introduced by: R. Lee Ware, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Recreational boat freshwater fishing license. Establishes a recreational boat freshwater fishing license. Any Virginia resident owner or operator of a recreational boat used for inland waters recreational fishing may purchase this license, which covers himself and his resident passengers while fishing from such boat, in lieu of the other fishing license requirements. The license costs $50 a year per boat. If the owner or operator of the boat does not purchase this license, then individuals on the boat are required to purchase a fishing license as otherwise required by law. A recreational boat freshwater fishing license does not apply to designated waters stocked with trout, in waters where the Department imposes a daily fishing fee, or to nonresidents.
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HISTORY
- 01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 036633976
- 01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/22/03 House: Tabled in Agri., Chesapeake and Natural Res. (22-Y 0-N)