No license shall be issued for stationary waterfowl blinds on Morris Creek and the Chickahominy River in Charles City County adjacent to the Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area.

No stationary waterfowl blinds shall be licensed, and no stationary or floating blind license shall be required for hunting waterfowl on the Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management Area, or in, or on, the public waters of the Chickahominy River, north of the New Kent-Charles City County line adjacent thereto; provided, however, that this section shall not abridge the privileges prescribed for landowners, and their lessees and permittees, in §§ 29.1-344 and 29.1-347 of the Code of Virginia.

Except for blinds built or maintained by the department, no stationary waterfowl blinds shall be licensed on the public waters of Philbates and Ware Creeks, or on the York River within 1000 yards of the Ware Creek Wildlife Management Area. Waterfowl hunting within 500 yards of the wildlife management area property will be permitted only at locations and during times designated by the department. However, this section shall not abridge the privileges prescribed for landowners and their lessees and permittees in §§ 29.1-344 and 29.1-347 of the Code of Virginia.

No license shall be issued for stationary waterfowl blinds in the adjacent waters to mid-channel of Kings Creek and Ragged Island Creek or in the adjacent waters of the James River and Batten Bay within 1000 yards of the Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area in Isle of Wight County.

A. Non-riparian stationary waterfowl blinds shall not be erected or licensed on the shores or in the public waters adjacent to any department Wildlife Management Area or Wildlife Conservation Site, unless otherwise specified in code or regulation.

B. Floating waterfowl blinds shall be permitted on the public waters adjacent to any department Wildlife Management Area or Wildlife Conservation Site, unless otherwise specified in code or regulation. Additionally, as permitted in Section §29.1-351 of the Code of Virginia, the distance restrictions set forth in Licenses for Waterfowl Blinds and for Hunting Waterfowl, sections §§29.1-340 and 29.1-351.1 of the Code of Virginia shall not apply to floating waterfowl blinds being used on the public waters adjacent to any department Wildlife Management Area or Wildlife Conservation Site.

C. For purposes of this regulation, adjacent waters are defined as all water from mean low tide to 600 yards offshore.

D. Any person who holds a 2022-23 non-riparian stationary waterfowl blind license in the areas specified in Section A is permitted to renew their license for each of their blinds for the 2023-24 waterfowl hunting seasons. In any case, licenses for these blinds will expire no later than August 15, 2024. Per §29.1-347, blind structures must be removed when the license expires or when the license holder no longer intends to use the blind, whichever occurs first.

E. This section shall not abridge the privileges prescribed for landowners and their lessees and permittees in §§29.1-344 and 29.1-347 of the Code of Virginia.

F. This regulation shall not apply to the blinds and public waters in the City of Virginia Beach.

A. Non-riparian stationary waterfowl blinds shall not be erected or licensed on the shores of or in the public waters adjacent to designated National Wildlife Refuges (identified below), unless otherwise specified in code or regulation.

1. James River NWR

2. Plum Tree Island NWR

3. Occoquan Bay NWR

4. Featherstone NWR

B. Floating waterfowl blinds shall be permitted on the public waters adjacent to the specified refuges, unless otherwise specified in code or regulation. Additionally, as permitted in Section §29.1-351 of the Code of Virginia, the distance restrictions set forth in Licenses for Waterfowl Blinds and for Hunting Waterfowl, sections §§29.1-340 and 29.1-351.1 of the Code of Virginia shall not apply to floating waterfowl blinds being used on the public waters adjacent to the specific refuges.

C. For purposes of this regulation, adjacent waters are defined as all water from mean low tide to 600 yards offshore.

D. Any person who holds a 2022-23 non-riparian stationary waterfowl blind license in the areas specified in Section A is permitted to renew their license for each of their blinds for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 waterfowl hunting seasons. In any case, licenses for these blinds will expire no later than August 15, 2025. Per §29.1-347, blind structures must be removed when the license expires or when the license holder no longer intends to use the blind, whichever occurs first.

E. This section shall not abridge the privileges prescribed for landowners and their lessees and permittees in §§29.1-344 and 29.1-347 of the Code of Virginia.

Whenever federal migratory waterfowl regulations permit a special season for taking scoter, eider and long-tailed (formerly old-squaw) ducks within an area designated as a special sea duck hunting area under regulations adopted by the board, such The special sea duck hunting area shall be designated and delineated as follows:

Those waters at a distance greater than 800 yards from any shore, island or emergent vegetation in the following area: The ocean waters of Virginia, the tidal waters of Northampton and Accomack counties Counties up to the first highway bridge, and the Chesapeake Bay and each of its tributaries up to the first highway bridge. Back Bay and its tributaries are not included in the special sea duck hunting area.