Bill Text: VA HB1839 | 2021 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Special hunting and fishing licenses for disabled veterans; 50 percent disabled.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-05 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources [HB1839 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2021-HB1839-Prefiled.html
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 disabled due to
has a service-connected disability of
50 percent or more 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.
§29.1-302.02. Special 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 basic
hunting license required by subdivision 2 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 basic
fishing license required by subdivision A 2 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.
