{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac15-275-30","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC15-275-30","heading":"Provisions for compliance and minimum standards for hunter education course competency","body":"A. A person shall be considered in compliance with the requirements for hunter education if the person meets one or more of the following provisions pursuant to § 29.1-300.2 of the Code of Virginia:\n\n1. Completes and passes a hunter education course that is accepted by the department including a fully online course;\n\n2. Is 16 years of age or older and has previously held a license to hunt in any state or country;\n\n3. Is younger than 12 years of age and is accompanied and directly supervised by an adult who holds a valid Virginia hunting license; or\n\n4. Holds a Virginia apprentice hunting license and is accompanied and directly supervised by a licensed adult hunter.\n\nB. The minimum standards for hunter education course competency required by the department are a passing score of 80% on a closed-book written test upon completion of an in-person classroom course or a passing score of 90% on a self-administered test in conjunction with the course material of a hunting safety education course delivered through the Internet.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 15. Department of Wildlife Resources","Chapter 275. Game: Hunter Education"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency15/chapter275/section30/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:24Z","sha256":"be86d6f38bf1b27e037cfe8b18a7c0aecac19c20a44ee52cb868d93801de561e","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac15-275-20","next":"us-va/4vac15-275-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}