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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 14 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1966, chapter 684; in 1968, chapter 748; in 1972, chapter 833; in 1973, chapter 21; in 1976, chapter 392; in 1979, chapter 274; in 1981, chapter 61; in 1983, chapter 307; in 1990, chapter 445; in 1992, chapters 493, 503, and 836; in 1993, chapter 11; in 2009, chapter 9<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":356593,"section_number":"28.2-241","catch_line":"Registration of commercial fishermen required; exemption; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-241\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":356545,"section_number":"28.2-201","catch_line":"Authority of Commission to make regulations, establish licenses, and prepare fishery management plans; accept federal grants; enforcement; penalty for violation of regulation","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-201\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1418017,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356601,"identifier":"28.2-301","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1\/28.2-301","url":"\/28.2-301\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-301\/","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1\/28.2-301","dublin_core":{"Title":"License fee for fishing in tidal waters","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-301","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every applicant for a license to catch or take fish<\/span> shall pay the following license fee or such fee as it may be subsequently revised by the Commission<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-201<\/a>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> On each pound net<\/span>, $25; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> On each stake gill net of 1,200 feet in length or under with a fixed location, $15; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> On all other gill nets up to 600 feet, $10; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> On all other gill nets over 600 feet and up to 1,200 feet, $15; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> On each person using a cast net or throw net or similar device, $8; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> On each fyke net head, weir, or similar device, $8; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> For up to 100 fish<\/span> pots or eel pots, $12; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> For over 100 but not more than 300 fish<\/span> pots or eel pots, $20; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> For over 300 fish<\/span> pots or eel pots, $50; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> For fish<\/span> trotlines, $12; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> On each person using or operating a fish<\/span> dip net, $6; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> On each haul seine<\/span> under 500 yards in length used for catching fish<\/span>, $29; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

13.<\/span> On each haul seine<\/span> from 500 yards up to 1,000 yards in length used for catching fish<\/span>, $88. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSE FEE FOR FISHING IN TIDAL WATERS (\u00a7 28.2-301)\n\nEvery applicant for a license to catch or take fish shall pay the following\nlicense fee or such fee as it may be subsequently revised by the Commission\npursuant to \u00a7 28.2-201:\n\n1. On each pound net, $25;\n\n2. On each stake gill net of 1,200 feet in length or under with a fixed\nlocation, $15;\n\n3. On all other gill nets up to 600 feet, $10;\n\n4. On all other gill nets over 600 feet and up to 1,200 feet, $15;\n\n5. On each person using a cast net or throw net or similar device, $8;\n\n6. On each fyke net head, weir, or similar device, $8;\n\n7. For up to 100 fish pots or eel pots, $12;\n\n8. For over 100 but not more than 300 fish pots or eel pots, $20;\n\n9. For over 300 fish pots or eel pots, $50;\n\n10. For fish trotlines, $12;\n\n11. On each person using or operating a fish dip net, $6;\n\n12. On each haul seine under 500 yards in length used for catching fish, $29; or\n\n13. On each haul seine from 500 yards up to 1,000 yards in length used for\ncatching fish, $88.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-43; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-48; 1966, c.\n684; 1968, c. 748; 1972, c. 833; 1973, c. 21; 1976, c. 392; 1979, c. 274; 1981,\nc. 61; 1983, c. 307; 1990, c. 445; 1992, cc. 493, 503, 836; 1993, c. 11; 2009,\nc. 9.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}