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2022 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 29.1-302 and 29.1-302.02 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 29.1-302. Special license for certain resident disabled veterans.
Any resident veteran who is totally and permanently A.
Certain resident veterans who are disabled due to a service-connected
disability as certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs may
apply for and receive at no cost from the Department a nontransferable
license pursuant to 4VAC15-20-65, valid for life, permitting the veteran to
hunt and freshwater fish, or to hunt only or to freshwater fish only, depending
on which license is purchased, on any property in the Commonwealth according to
restrictions and regulations of law. However, this license shall not entitle
the owner to fish in designated waters stocked with trout by the Department or
other public body.
B. The cost for a license under this section shall be:
1. For a resident veteran rated as totally and permanently disabled by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, no cost;
2. For a resident veteran rated 70 percent or more disabled, but less than totally and permanently disabled, by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, $50;
3. For a resident veteran rated 50 percent or more disabled, but less than 70 percent disabled, by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, $75; and
4. For a resident veteran rated 30 percent or more disabled, but less than 50 percent disabled, by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, $100.
§ 29.1-302.02. Special resident and nonresident hunting and fishing licenses for partially disabled veterans.
A. Any resident nonresident veteran who is rated
by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as having at least a 70 percent
service-connected disability, upon certification, shall pay an amount equal to
one-half the fee for the state resident nonresident basic hunting
license required by subdivision 2 3 of § 29.1-303. Any nonresident
veteran who is similarly rated, upon certification, shall pay an amount equal
to one-half the fee for the state nonresident license required by subdivision 3
of § 29.1-303. The license fees established by this section may be revised
by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-103.
B. Any resident nonresident veteran who is rated
by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as having at least a 70 percent
service-connected disability, upon certification, shall pay an amount equal to
one-half the fee for the state resident nonresident basic fishing
license required by subdivision A 2 3 of § 29.1-310. Any
nonresident veteran who is similarly rated, upon certification, shall pay an
amount equal to one-half the fee for the state nonresident license required by
subdivision A 3 of § 29.1-310. The license fees established by this section
may be revised by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-103.