§ 29.1-316 — Special fishing permits for certain youth camps

Virginia § 29.1-316

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 29.1: Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating
• Ch. 3: Licenses
• Art. 1: Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses

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A. Upon receipt of an application from an officer or designated representative of any organized nonprofit tax-exempt youth camp, the Director shall issue a permit for the duration of any season of such youth camp that allows camp members under 18 years of age and camp employees to fish without licenses in public waters adjacent to property owned by the camp. Such permit shall not be issued for use in designated waters stocked with trout or in waters where a daily fishing fee has been imposed pursuant to § 29.1-318.

B. The application for the permit shall state the name and description of the group, certification of the group's tax-exempt status, the period of time during which it will be used, the general area in which it will be used, and the name of the person or organization responsible for the group.

Legislative History

1980, c. 52, § 29-55.3:3; 1982, c. 27; 1987, c. 488; 2020, c. 570.