29.1-305 - Special license for hunting bear, deer and turkey; authority of Board to create bear license.
§ 29.1-305. Special license for hunting bear, deer and turkey; authority ofBoard to create bear license.
A. A special license is required for hunting bear, deer and turkey in thisCommonwealth, which shall be in addition to the license required to huntother game. The fee for the special license shall be $12 for a resident age16 or older, $7.50 for a resident under the age of 16, and $60 for anonresident 16 years of age or older, $15 for a nonresident 12 years of ageto 15 years of age, and $12 for a nonresident younger than 12 years of age.
B. The Board may create a separate special license for the hunting of bear inthis Commonwealth. The fee for such a special license shall be $25 forresidents and $150 for nonresidents. A person who obtains a special licensefor hunting bear shall also be required to obtain the state resident licenseor state nonresident license pursuant to § 29.1-303. If a special license tohunt bear is established by the Board, the special license required insubsection A shall authorize the hunting of deer and turkey only.
The license to hunt bear, deer and turkey or, if authorized by the Board, thelicense to hunt bear may be obtained from the clerk or agent of any county orcity whose duty it is to sell hunting licenses.
C. The Board may subsequently revise the cost of licenses set forth in thissection pursuant to § 29.1-103.
(Code 1950, § 29-122; 1958, c. 318; 1960, c. 568; 1966, c. 493; 1972, c. 509;1974, c. 363; 1980, c. 494; 1987, c. 488; 1988, c. 250; 2001, c. 55; 2004, c.269; 2009, c. 9.)