It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt bear, deer or elk in any locality adopting a damage stamp ordinance within the Commonwealth without having first obtained the special stamp. A violation of this provision shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.The annual fee for such a stamp shall be $ 1. The local governing body may prescribe any fee, not to exceed $ 5 for these special stamps, when issued to nonresidents of the Commonwealth.The special stamps shall be obtained from a locally designated official or from any agent designated by the Board pursuant to § 29.1-327. The agent shall 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 license of each person required to obtain the stamp, and that person shall cancel the stamp with his initials.

History

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