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2014 SESSION
14101350DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 29.1-328 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 29.1-328. Term of licenses and permits; multiple-year license.
A. Until the Department has
implemented an automated point-of-sale licensing system, hunting and trapping
licenses and permits, including those issued pursuant to § 29.1-302, shall be
valid from July 1 of each year or their later date of purchase, to June 30 of
the following year, unless sooner revoked. Upon implementation of such a
system, hunting Hunting
and trapping licenses and permits shall be valid for one year from their date
of purchase or future effective date, as authorized by the Department,
except those licenses issued pursuant to § 29.1-305, which shall be valid from
July 1 of each year or their later date of purchase, to June 30 of the
following year, unless sooner revoked.
B. Until the
Department has implemented an automated point-of-sale licensing system, fishing
licenses shall run and be valid from January 1 of each year or their later date
of purchase to December 31 of same year, unless sooner revoked. Upon
implementation of such a system, fishing Fishing licenses shall run and be valid for one year from their
date of purchase or future effective date, as
authorized by the Department.
C. The Board may authorize the sale of any annual license or permit issued under this title for a period exceeding the one-year term. Such a multiple-year license or permit shall be valid for the number of consecutive years stated on the permit or license. The fee for such a multiple-year license or permit shall not exceed the total amount that would be charged if the particular license or permit was purchased on an annual basis over the specified number of years.
D. The terms of licenses listed in subsections A, B, and C shall not apply to the lifetime hunting and fishing license established in § 29.1-302.1.
E. National Forest Stamps, issued pursuant to § 29.1-408, shall be valid for one year from their date of purchase, unless sooner revoked.