Virginia SB 459: Hunting and fishing licenses; veterans and active duty service members.

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20102328D

SENATE BILL NO. 459 

Offered January 8, 2020 

Prefiled January 7, 2020 

A BILL to amend and reenact �� 29.1-302, 29.1-302.01, and 
 29.1-302.02 of the Code of Virginia, relating to hunting and fishing licenses; 
 veterans and active duty service members. 
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Patron-- Reeves 

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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That �� 29.1-302, 29.1-302.01, and 29.1-302.02 of the Code 
 of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

� 29.1-302. Special lifetime license for veterans and active 
 duty military personnel.

A. Any 
 resident veteran who is totally and 
 permanently disabled due to a service-connected disability as certified by the 
 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or 
 active duty service member 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 or active duty service 
 member 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.

B. Any nonresident 
 active duty service member may apply for and receive from the Department a 
 nontransferable license, to be obtained for a 
 fee of $250, valid for life, permitting the nonresident 
 active duty service member 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 C. A license issued pursuant to this section 
 shall not entitle the owner to fish in designated waters stocked with trout by 
 the Department or other public body.

� 29.1-302.01. Special fishing license for nonresident 
 disabled active duty military personnel.

Any resident or 
 nonresident who is (i) on active duty military service, (ii) disabled due to 
 service-connected disability, and (iii) receiving inpatient or outpatient 
 medical treatment from a hospital located in Virginia, an adjoining state, or 
 the District of Columbia may apply for and shall receive from the Department a 
 nontransferable state license to fish as required by subsections A and B of � 
 29.1-310. This license shall be issued at no cost and shall be valid for one 
 year from the date of issuance. The holder of the license shall not be eligible 
 to receive a subsequent license issued under this section.

� 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