Some Virginia localities require hunters to use an elevated treestand during certain seasons. Under Code of Virginia section 29.1-528.2, a hunter with a qualifying permanent physical disability is exempt, and this one-page DWR form is the physician's certification of that disability. The hunter carries it while hunting; it is not filed with the department.
The hunter completes the hunter information section and signs. A physician completes the Physician's Statement before the hunter goes afield, certifying the disability meets section 29.1-528.2, and adds the examination date, medical license number, signature, printed name and office contact details.
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Disabled Hunter Local Treestand Exemption Form
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No. A physician completes the statement before the hunter goes afield, and the hunter keeps the completed form in their possession while hunting in a locality that requires an elevated stand. All other hunting laws and license requirements still apply.
A permanent disability as defined in section 58.1-3217 of the Code of Virginia: unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a medically determinable impairment expected to last for life or result in death. Section 29.1-528.2 limits the exemption to disabilities based on physical impairment or deformity.