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Notice

Effective January 1, 2012

• A facility access permit will be required for residents or non-residents using any Department-owned Wildlife Management Area (WMA) or public fishing lake. The permit shall not be required for any person holding a valid hunting, freshwater fishing or trappi ng license or a current certificate of boat registration issued by the Department or persons 16 years of age or younger. The facilit y access permit does not apply to Department-owned boat ramps or segments of the Appalachian Trail on Department-owned land. Daily a nd annual permits are available. Up to five consecutive daily permits can be purchased on a single license. See our website for more information.
  
  
• The Board of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has established reduced pricing for two, three and four year licenses for resident annual hunting, trapping and freshwater fishing. License prices will be reduced by $1 for each additional year.

Effective July 1, 2011

• The new Tidal Boat License allows licensees to fish in all the tidal waters of the Commonwealth. The license enables the owner of a recreational boat, in any recreational boat he may own, and his passengers to fish in the tidal waters of the Commonwealth under one combined license. Tidal waters are locations where the water level is affected by the tides. For more information regarding tidal waters see DGIF's Freshwater Fishing Regulations.
  
  
• The Board of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has enacted the first license fee increase since 2006. Basic hunting and fishing licenses for adult Virginia residents will increase from $18 to $23. Youth licenses will not increase. Non-resident license prices for similar licenses will increase by the same percentage as resident fees.