29.1-335 - Hunting, trapping or fishing without a license.

§ 29.1-335. Hunting, trapping or fishing without a license.

No person shall hunt, trap, or fish without having obtained a license whensuch a license is required. For the purposes of this article, the term"license" shall include any temporary license issued by a clerk or agent toa buyer and authorized to be used in a manner prescribed by the Director. Anyperson who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor andshall pay to the clerk a fee equal to the cost of the required license to bepaid into the state treasury and credited to the game protection fund.

The purchase of a license subsequent to an arrest or notice of summons toappear in court for hunting, trapping or fishing without a license shall notrelieve 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.)