REGULATIONS
Vol. 30 Iss. 24 - July 28, 2014

TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
BOARD OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES
Chapter 20
Final Regulation

Title of Regulation: 4VAC15-20. Definitions and Miscellaneous: In General (amending 4VAC15-20-65, 4VAC15-20-130).

Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.

Effective Date: August 1, 2014.

Agency Contact: Phil Smith, Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 4010 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, telephone (804) 367-8341 or email phil.smith@dgif.virginia.gov.

Summary:

The amendments (i) establish a new combined license for persons hunting with a bow and arrow or a crossbow at a cost of $17 for residents and $30 for nonresidents; (ii) allow nonresident veterans who are totally and permanently disabled due to a service-connected disability to purchase annual licenses to hunt or fish at a cost equal to one-quarter the fee for the state nonresident hunting or fishing license; (iii) establish a license for hunting foxes on horseback with hounds without firearms, at the cost of the standard hunting license, (iv) make corrections to the license fee table; (v) adopt the updated and modified federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife species; and (vi) remove the slabside pearlymussel from the Virginia List of Endangered and Threatened Species and correct errors in scientific or common names of species on the list.

4VAC15-20-65. Hunting, trapping, and fishing license and permit fees.

In accordance with the authority of the board under subdivision 16 of § 29.1-103 (16) of the Code of Virginia, the following fees are established for hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses and permits:

Virginia Resident Licenses to Hunt

Type license

Fee

1-year Resident License to Hunt, for licensees 16 years of age or older

$22.00

2-year Resident License to Hunt, for licensees 16 years of age or older

$43.00

3-year Resident License to Hunt, for licensees 16 years of age or older

$64.00

4-year Resident License to Hunt, for licensees 16 years of age or older

$85.00

County or City Resident License to Hunt in County or City of Residence Only, for licensees 16 years of age or older

$15.00

Resident Senior Citizen Annual License to Hunt, for licensees 65 years of age or older

$8.00

Resident Junior License to Hunt, for licensees 12 through 15 years of age, optional for licensees under 12 years of age

$7.50

Resident Youth Combination License to Hunt, and to hunt bear, deer, and turkey, to hunt with bow and arrow during archery hunting season, and to hunt with muzzleloading guns during muzzleloading hunting season, for licensees under 16 years of age

$15.00

Resident Sportsman License to Hunt and Freshwater Fish, and to hunt bear, deer, and turkey, to hunt with bow and arrow or a crossbow during archery hunting season, to hunt with muzzleloading guns during muzzleloading hunting season, to fish in designated stocked trout waters, and to hunt with a crossbow (also listed under Virginia Resident Licenses to Fish)

$132.00

Resident Junior Lifetime License to Hunt, for licensees under 12 years of age at the time of purchase

$255.00

Resident Lifetime License to Hunt, for licensees at the time of purchase:

through 44 years of age

$260.00

45 through 50 years of age

$210.00

51 through 55 years of age

$160.00

56 through 60 years of age

$110.00

61 through 64 years of age

$60.00

65 years of age and over

$20.00

Resident Hunting License for Partially Disabled Veterans

$11.00

Totally and Permanently Disabled Resident Special Lifetime License to Hunt

$15.00

Service-Connected Totally and Permanently Disabled Veteran Resident Lifetime License to Hunt and or Freshwater Fish (also listed under Virginia Resident Licenses to Fish)

$15.00 no fee

Virginia Resident Licenses for Additional Hunting Privileges

Type license or permit

Fee

Resident Bear, Deer, and Turkey Hunting License, for licensees 16 years of age or older

$22.00

Resident Junior Bear, Deer, and Turkey Hunting License, for licensees under 16 years of age

$7.50

Resident Archery License to Hunt with bow and arrow or crossbow during archery hunting season

$17.00

Resident Crossbow License to Hunt with crossbow during archery hunting season

$17.00

Resident Muzzleloading License to Hunt during muzzleloading hunting season

$17.00

Resident Bonus Deer Permit

$17.00

Resident Fox Hunting License to hunt foxes on horseback with hounds without firearms (not required of an individual holding a general License to Hunt)

$22.00

Virginia Nonresident Licenses to Hunt

Type license

Fee

Nonresident License to Hunt, for licensees 16 years of age or older

$110.00

Nonresident Three-Day Trip License to Hunt

$59.00

Nonresident Youth License to Hunt, for licensees:

under 12 years of age

$12.00

12 through 15 years of age

$15.00

Nonresident Youth Combination License to Hunt, and to hunt bear, deer, and turkey, to hunt with bow and arrow during archery hunting season, and to hunt with muzzleloading guns during muzzleloading hunting season, for licensees under 16 years of age

$30.00

Nonresident Annual Hunting License for Partially Disabled Veterans

$55.00

Nonresident Annual Hunting License for Totally and Permanently Disabled Veterans

$27.50

Nonresident Lifetime License to Hunt

$555.00

Virginia Nonresident Licenses for Additional Hunting Privileges

Type license or permit

Fee

Nonresident Bear, Deer, and Turkey Hunting License, for licensees:

16 years of age or older

$85.00

12 through 15 years of age

$15.00

under 12 years of age

$12.00

Nonresident Archery License to Hunt with bow and arrow or crossbow during archery hunting season

$30.00

Nonresident Crossbow License to Hunt with crossbow during archery hunting season

$30.00

Nonresident Muzzleloading License to Hunt during muzzleloading hunting season

$30.00

Nonresident Shooting Preserve License to Hunt within the boundaries of a licensed shooting preserve

$22.00

Nonresident Bonus Deer Permit

$30.00

Nonresident Fox Hunting License to hunt foxes on horseback with hounds without firearms (not required of an individual holding a general License to Hunt)

$110.00

Miscellaneous Licenses or Permits to Hunt

Type license or permit

Fee

Waterfowl Hunting Stationary Blind in Public Waters License

$22.50

Waterfowl Hunting Floating Blind in Public Waters License

$40.00

Foxhound Training Preserve License

$17.00

Public Access Lands for Sportsmen Permit to Hunt, Trap, or Fish on Designated Lands (also listed under Miscellaneous Licenses or Permits to Fish)

$17.00

Virginia Resident and Nonresident Licenses to Trap

Type license

Fee

1-year Resident License to Trap, for licensees 16 years of age or older

$45.00

2-year Resident License to Trap, for licensees 16 years of age or older

$89.00

3-year Resident License to Trap, for licensees 16 years of age or older

$133.00

4-year Resident License to Trap, for licensees 16 years of age or older

$177.00

County or City Resident License to Trap in County or City of Residence Only

$20.00

Resident Junior License to Trap, for licensees under 16 years of age

$10.00

Resident Senior Citizen License to Trap, for licensees 65 years of age or older

$8.00

Resident Senior Citizen Lifetime License to Trap, for licensees 65 years of age or older

$20.00

Totally and Permanently Disabled Resident Special Lifetime License to Trap

$15.00

Service-Connected Totally and Permanently Disabled Veteran Resident Lifetime License to Trap

$15.00

Nonresident License to Trap

$205.00

Virginia Resident Licenses to Fish

Type license

Fee

1-year Resident License to Freshwater Fish

$22.00

2-year Resident License to Freshwater Fish

$43.00

3-year Resident License to Freshwater Fish

$64.00

4-year Resident License to Freshwater Fish

$85.00

County or City Resident License to Freshwater Fish in County or City of Residence Only

$15.00

Resident License to Freshwater Fish, for licensees 65 years of age or older

$8.00

Resident License to Fish in Designated Stocked Trout Waters

$22.00

Resident License to Freshwater and Saltwater Fish

$39.00

Resident License to Freshwater Fish for Five Consecutive Days

$13.00

Resident License to Freshwater and Saltwater Fish for Five Consecutive Days

$23.00

Resident Sportsman License to Hunt and Freshwater Fish, and to hunt bear, deer, and turkey, to hunt with bow and arrow or crossbow during archery hunting season, to hunt with muzzleloading guns during muzzleloading hunting season, to fish in designated stocked trout waters, and to hunt with a crossbow (also listed under Virginia Resident Licenses to Hunt)

$132.00

Resident Special Lifetime License to Freshwater Fish, for licensees at the time of purchase:

through 44 years of age

$260.00

45 through 50 years of age

$210.00

51 through 55 years of age

$160.00

56 through 60 years of age

$110.00

61 through 64 years of age

$60.00

65 years of age and over

$20.00

Resident Special Lifetime License to Fish in Designated Stocked Trout Waters, for licensees at the time of purchase:

through 44 years of age

$260.00

45 through 50 years of age

$210.00

51 through 55 years of age

$160.00

56 through 60 years of age

$110.00

61 through 64 years of age

$60.00

65 years of age and over

$20.00

Resident Fishing License for Partially Disabled Veterans

$11.00

Totally and Permanently Disabled Resident Special Lifetime License to Freshwater Fish

$15.00

Service-Connected Totally and Permanently Disabled Veteran Resident Lifetime License to Hunt and Freshwater Fish (also listed under Virginia Resident Licenses to Hunt)

$15.00 no fee

Virginia Nonresident Licenses to Fish

Type license

Fee

Nonresident License to Freshwater Fish

$46.00

Nonresident License to Freshwater Fish in Designated Stocked Trout Waters

$46.00

Nonresident License to Freshwater and Saltwater Fish

$70.00

Nonresident Fishing License for Partially Disabled Veterans

$23.00

Nonresident Annual Fishing License for Totally and Permanently Disabled Veterans

$11.50

Nonresident License to Freshwater Fish for One Day

$7.00

Nonresident License to Freshwater Fish for Five Consecutive Days

$20.00

Nonresident License to Freshwater and Saltwater Fish for Five Consecutive Days

$30.00

Nonresident Special Lifetime License to Freshwater Fish

$555.00

Nonresident Special Lifetime License to in Fish in Designated Stocked Trout Waters

$555.00

Miscellaneous Licenses or Permits to Fish

Type license or permit

Fee

Permit to Fish for One Day at Board-Designated Stocked Trout Fishing Areas with Daily Use Fees

$7.00

Public Access Lands for Sportsmen Permit to Hunt, Trap, or Fish on Designated Lands (also listed under Miscellaneous Licenses or Permits to Hunt)

$17.00

Special Guest Fishing License

$60.00

4VAC15-20-130. Endangered and threatened species; adoption of federal list; additional species enumerated.

A. The board hereby adopts the Federal Endangered and Threatened Species List, Endangered Species Act of December 28, 1973 (16 USC §§ 1531-1543), as amended as of August 13, 2012 [ February 24 May 20 ], 2014, and declares all species listed thereon to be endangered or threatened species in the Commonwealth. Pursuant to § 29.1-103.12 of the Code of Virginia, the director of the department is hereby delegated authority to propose adoption of modifications and amendments to the Federal Endangered and Threatened Species List in accordance with the procedures of §§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.

B. In addition to the provisions of subsection A of this section, the following species are declared endangered or threatened in this Commonwealth, and are afforded the protection provided by Article 6 (§ 29.1-563 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 29.1 of the Code of Virginia:

1. Fish:

Endangered:

Dace, Tennessee

Phoxinus tennesseensis

Darter, sharphead

Etheostoma acuticeps

Darter, variegate

Etheostoma variatum

Sunfish, blackbanded

Enneacanthus chaetodon

Threatened:

Darter, Carolina

Etheostoma collis

Darter, golden

Etheostoma denoncourti

Darter, greenfin

Etheostoma chlorobranchium

Darter, longhead sickle

Percina macrocephala willliamsi

Darter, western sand

Ammocrypta clara

Madtom, orangefin

Noturus gilberti

Paddlefish

Polyodon spathula

Shiner, emerald

Notropis atherinoides

Shiner, steelcolor

Cyprinella whipplei

Shiner, whitemouth

Notropis alborus

2. Amphibians:

Endangered:

Salamander, eastern tiger

Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum

Threatened:

Salamander, Mabee's

Ambystoma mabeei

Treefrog, barking

Hyla gratiosa

3. Reptiles:

Endangered:

Rattlesnake, canebrake (Coastal Plain population of timber rattlesnake)

Crotalus horridus

Turtle, bog

Glyptemys muhlenbergii

Turtle, eastern chicken

Deirochelys reticularia reticularia

Threatened:

Lizard, eastern glass

Ophisaurus ventralis

Turtle, wood

Glyptemys insculpta

4. Birds:

Endangered:

Plover, Wilson's

Charadrius wilsonia

Rail, black

Laterallus jamaicensis

Wren, Bewick's

Thryomanes bewicki bewickii bewickii

Threatened:

Falcon, peregrine

Falco peregrinus

Sandpiper, upland

Bartramia longicauda

Shrike, loggerhead

Lanius ludovicianus

Sparrow, Bachman's

Aimophila aestivalis

Sparrow, Henslow's

Ammodramus henslowii

Tern, gull-billed

Sterna nilotica

5. Mammals:

Endangered:

Bat, Rafinesque's eastern big-eared

Corynorhinus rafinesquii macrotis

Hare, snowshoe

Lepus americanus

Shrew, American water

Sorex palustris

Vole, rock

Microtus chrotorrhinus

Threatened:

Shrew, Dismal Swamp southeastern

Sorex longirostris fisheri

6. Molluscs:

Endangered:

Ghostsnail, thankless

Holsingeria unthanksensis

Coil, rubble

Helicodiscus lirellus

Coil, shaggy

Helicodiscus diadema

Deertoe

Truncilla truncata

Elephantear

Elliptio crassidens

Elimia, spider

Elimia arachnoidea

Floater, brook

Alasmidonta varicosa

Heelsplitter, Tennessee

Lasmigona holstonia

Lilliput, purple

Toxolasma lividus

Mussel, slippershell

Alasmidonta viridis

Pigtoe, Ohio cordatum

Pleurobema cordatum

Pigtoe, pyramid

Pleurobema rubrum

Springsnail, Appalachian

Fontigens bottimeri

Springsnail (no common name)

Fonitgens morrisoni

Supercoil, spirit

Paravitrea hera

Threatened:

Floater, green

Lasmigona subviridis

Papershell, fragile

Leptodea fragilis

Pearlymussel, slabside

Lexingtonia dolabelloides

Pigtoe, Atlantic

Fusconaiamasoni

Pimpleback

Quadrula pustulosa pustulosa

Pistolgrip

Tritogonia verrucosa

Riversnail, spiny

Iofluvialis

Sandshell, black

Ligumia recta

Supercoil, brown

Paravitrea septadens

7. Arthropods:

Threatened:

Amphipod, Madison Cave

Stygobromus stegerorum

Pseudotremia, Ellett Valley

Pseudotremia cavernarum

Xystodesmid, Laurel Creek

Sigmoria whiteheadi

8. Crustaceans:

Endangered:

Crayfish, Big Sandy

Cambarus veteranus

C. It shall be unlawful to take, transport, process, sell, or offer for sale within the Commonwealth any threatened or endangered species of fish or wildlife except as authorized by law.

VA.R. Doc. No. R14-4038; Filed July 9, 2014, 2:40 a.m.