29.1-354 - Stamps required; issuance; fee; affixing stamps; cancellation. - Virginia Statutes

§ 29.1-354. Stamps required; issuance; fee; affixing stamps; cancellation.

It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt bear, deer or elk in any localityadopting a damage stamp ordinance within the Commonwealth without havingfirst obtained the special stamp. A violation of this provision shall bepunishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.

The annual fee for such a stamp shall be $1. The local governing body mayprescribe any fee, not to exceed $5 for these special stamps, when issued tononresidents of the Commonwealth.

The special stamps shall be obtained from a locally designated official orfrom any agent designated by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-327. The agentshall be paid a fee of $.10 from the special fund for each stamp issued.

The stamp shall be affixed to the reverse side of a current hunting licenseof each person required to obtain the stamp, and that person shall cancel thestamp with his initials.

(1981, c. 16, § 29-92.3; 1987, c. 488; 1989, c. 421; 2003, c. 137.)