29.1-302.1 - Special lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for residents and nonresidents.
§ 29.1-302.1. Special lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for residents andnonresidents.
A. Any resident or nonresident individual may apply for and receive from theDepartment, after payment of the appropriate fee, any of the followinglifetime licenses which shall be valid for the life of the individual,nontransferable, and permit the person to engage in the licensed activity onany property in the Commonwealth according to restrictions and regulations oflaw:
1. A basic resident lifetime hunting license, to be obtained for a fee of$250. This license is valid for the lifetime of the license holder even ifthe license holder becomes a nonresident of the Commonwealth subsequent tothe purchase of the license.
2. A basic resident lifetime fishing license, to be obtained for a fee of$250. This license is valid for the lifetime of the license holder even ifthe license holder becomes a nonresident of the Commonwealth subsequent tothe purchase of the license.
3. A basic nonresident lifetime hunting license, to be obtained for a fee of$500.
4. A basic nonresident lifetime fishing license, to be obtained for a fee of$500.
5. A junior resident lifetime hunting license that is valid until anindividual's twelfth birthday, and which is transferable to a residentlifetime hunting license for no additional fee upon proof of completion of ahunter education course or equivalent, may be obtained for a fee of $250.
6. A junior nonresident lifetime hunting license that is valid until anindividual's twelfth birthday, and which is transferable to a nonresidentlifetime hunting license for no additional fee upon proof of completion of ahunter education course or equivalent, may be obtained for a fee of $500.
7. An infant resident lifetime hunting license, to be obtained for a fee of$125. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is younger thantwo years of age and shall be valid to be used as prescribed under subsectionD1 of § 29.1-301 until an individual's twelfth birthday. Upon proof ofcompletion of a hunter education course or equivalent, this license shall betransferable to a resident lifetime hunting license for no additional fee.This license shall remain valid even if the license holder becomes anonresident of the Commonwealth subsequent to the purchase of the license.
8. An infant nonresident lifetime hunting license, to be obtained for a feeof $250. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is youngerthan two years of age and shall be valid to be used as prescribed undersubsection D1 of § 29.1-301 until an individual's twelfth birthday. Uponproof of completion of a hunter education course or equivalent, this licenseshall be transferable to a nonresident lifetime hunting license for noadditional fee. This license shall remain valid even if the license holderbecomes a resident of the Commonwealth subsequent to the purchase of thelicense.
9. An infant resident lifetime fishing license, to be obtained for a fee of$125. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is younger thantwo years of age. This license is valid for the lifetime of the licenseholder even if the license holder becomes a nonresident of the Commonwealthsubsequent to the purchase of the license.
10. An infant nonresident lifetime fishing license, to be obtained for a feeof $250. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is youngerthan two years of age. This license is valid for the lifetime of the licenseholder even if the license holder becomes a resident of the Commonwealthsubsequent to the purchase of the license.
Such basic lifetime hunting licenses shall serve in lieu of the stateresident hunting license as provided for in subdivision 2 of § 29.1-303, orstate nonresident hunting license as provided for in subdivision 3 of §29.1-303. Such basic lifetime fishing licenses shall serve in lieu of thestate resident fishing license as provided for in subdivision A 2 of §29.1-310 or state nonresident fishing license as provided for in subdivisionA 3 of § 29.1-310.
B. Applications for all lifetime hunting and fishing licenses authorized bythis section shall be made to the Department. The form and issuance of such alicense shall conform to the provisions of this chapter for all licenses.
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all money credited to, heldby, or to be received by the Department from the sale of licenses authorizedby this section shall be consolidated and placed in the Lifetime Hunting andFishing Endowment Fund established in § 29.1-101.1.
C. Any resident who is permanently disabled, as defined in § 58.1-3217, whoapplies for either of the resident lifetime licenses authorized by thissection shall receive such a license for a fee of $5. The applicant shallprovide proof of permanent disability acceptable to the Director of theDepartment of Game and Inland Fisheries.
D. Any resident 45 years of age or older who applies for either of theresident lifetime licenses authorized by this section shall receive such alicense for one of the following fees based on age: age 45 through 50, $200;age 51 through 55, $150; age 56 through 60, $100; age 61 through 64, $50; andage 65 or older, $10.
E. The Board may subsequently revise the cost of licenses set forth in thissection pursuant to § 29.1-103.
(1987, c. 95, § 29-52.3; 1988, c. 181; 1989, c. 427; 1996, cc. 7, 109, 810;1997, c. 247; 2009, c. 9; 2010, c. 251.)