Va. Code § 28.2-301

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 28.2-301 - License fee for fishing in tidal waters

Every applicant for a license to catch or take fish shall pay the following license fee or such fee as it may be subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201:

1. On each pound net, $25;

2. On each stake gill net of 1,200 feet in length or under with a fixed location, $15;

3. On all other gill nets up to 600 feet, $10;

4. On all other gill nets over 600 feet and up to 1,200 feet, $15;

5. On each person using a cast net or throw net or similar device, $8;

6. On each fyke net head, weir, or similar device, $8;

7. For up to 100 fish pots or eel pots, $12;

8. For over 100 but not more than 300 fish pots or eel pots, $20;

9. For over 300 fish pots or eel pots, $50;

10. For fish trotlines, $12;

11. On each person using or operating a fish dip net, $6;

12. On each haul seine under 500 yards in length used for catching fish, $29; or

13. On each haul seine from 500 yards up to 1,000 yards in length used for catching fish, $88.

Va. Code § 28.2-301

Code 1950, § 28-43; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-48; 1966, c. 684; 1968, c. 748; 1972, c. 833; 1973, c. 21; 1976, c. 392; 1979, c. 274; 1981, c. 61; 1983, c. 307; 1990, c. 445; 1992, cc. 493, 503, 836; 1993, c. 11; 2009, c. 9.

Amended by Acts 2009, c. 9.

Amended by Acts 1993, c. 11.

Amended by Acts 1992, § cc. 493, 503, 836.

Amended by Acts 1990, c. 445.

Amended by Acts 1983, c. 307.

Amended by Acts 1981, c. 61.

Amended by Acts 1979, c. 274.

Amended by Acts 1976, c. 392.

Amended by Acts 1973, c. 21.

Amended by Acts 1972, c. 833.

Amended by Acts 1968, c. 748.

Amended by Acts 1966, c. 684.

Amended by Acts 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-48.

Amended by Acts 1960, c. 517.