{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-354","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 29.1-354","heading":"Stamps required; issuance; fee; affixing stamps; cancellation","body":"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.1981, c. 16, § 29-92.3; 1987, c. 488; 1989, c. 421; 2003, c. 137.","path":["Title 29.1. Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating","Chapter 3. LICENSES","Article 3. STAMPS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/29.1-354/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:24Z","sha256":"95d8200ce74b9c6164ef1cad8f8404833765409190d07e453a7faef7566bd8c1","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-353","next":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-355"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}