{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-335","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 29.1-335","heading":"Hunting, trapping or fishing without a license","body":"No person shall hunt, trap, or fish without having obtained a license when such a license is required. For the purposes of this article, the term \"license\" shall include any temporary license issued by a clerk or agent to a buyer and authorized to be used in a manner prescribed by the Director. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and shall pay to the clerk a fee equal to the cost of the required license to be paid into the state treasury and credited to the game protection fund.The purchase of a license subsequent to an arrest or notice of summons to appear in court for hunting, trapping or fishing without a license shall not relieve the person from the penalties specified in this section.Code 1950, § 29-75; 1987, c. 488; 1989, c. 421; 1993, c. 839; 2000, c. 132.","path":["Title 29.1. Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating","Chapter 3. LICENSES","Article 1. HUNTING, TRAPPING AND FISHING LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/29.1-335/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:24Z","sha256":"cb156f9bb8d689c9b77356c500f0628f6b0f6048df4ec76545a53bfeab6c369d","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-334","next":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-336"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}