Virginia Code 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:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 28.2-301
- Commission: means the Marine Resources Commission. See Virginia Code 28.2-100
- Haul seine: means a net made of mesh webbing which may include a pocket and a wing net, set vertically in water and pulled by hand or power to capture and confine fish by encirclement. See Virginia Code 28.2-200
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
- Pound net: means any net having a funnel mouth, round mouth or square mouth with the head exposed above the water. See Virginia Code 28.2-200
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.
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.