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HOUSE BILL NO. 1112 Offered January 12, 2022 Prefiled January 12, 2022 A BILL to amend and reenact § 29.1-310 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 29.1-310.01, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles; fishing licenses. ---------- Patron-- Cordoza ---------- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 29.1-310 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted, and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 29.1-310.1 29.1-310.01 as follows:

§ 29.1-310. Fees to fish.

A. The license fees to fish, which licenses shall not permit fishing for trout in waters stocked by the Department, shall be as follows per year:

1. County or city resident license to fish, in all inland waters of the county or city of residence only, $5.

2. State resident license to fish in all inland waters of the Commonwealth, $12.

3. State nonresident license to fish in all inland waters of the Commonwealth, $30.

4. State resident license to fish in the interstate waters of South Holston Reservoir pursuant to a reciprocal agreement established in accordance with § 29.1-535, $20 in addition to the license required by subdivision 2.

B. The additional license fees for a trout license required to fish in designated waters stocked with trout by the Department or to fish for or harvest trout in the interstate waters of South Holston Reservoir shall be as follows per year:

1. State resident license, $12.

2. State nonresident license, $30.

C. A person may obtain a license valid for one, two, or three years.

D. The Board may subsequently revise the cost of licenses set forth in this section pursuant to § 29.1-103.

§ 29.1-310.01. Obtaining fishing licenses at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

A. Each person coming into an office of the Department of Motor Vehicles or accessing its website in order to conduct any transaction shall have the option to purchase a state resident license to fish in all inland waters of the Commonwealth that will be valid for a period of one, two, or three years. The fee for such license shall be $12 for a one-year license, $24 for a two-year license, or $36 for a three-year license. The Department of Motor Vehicles may also charge a fee not to exceed $1 per license for operational expenses related to transacting the applications.

B. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall forward all applications and fees received for a license to fish pursuant to subsection A to the Department of Wildlife Resources. The Department of Wildlife Resources shall mail or otherwise provide the license to the applicant.