Boating Access Permit - Required Jan 1, 2021

The Department of Wildlife Resources wants to alert customers of new legislation going into effect January 1, 2021.

The legislation states: Beginning January 1, 2021, any person using a Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR)-owned or managed facility, including boating access sites, must have a valid Virginia hunting, trapping, or fishing permit, a Restore the Wild membership, an access permit, or current certificate of boat registration issued by DWR to use the facility. This does not apply to persons under the age of 17 or passengers with a permitted operator. The operator must have a permit. Learn more here.