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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 163<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 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 1999, chapter 106<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 30<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 9<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"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\/"},{"id":356612,"section_number":"28.2-302.7","catch_line":"Recreational boat; reporting of catch","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.7\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1418071,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356613,"identifier":"28.2-302.7:1","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.7_1","url":"\/28.2-302.7_1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-302.7_1\/","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.7_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reissuance of licenses for recreational boats","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-302.7:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission<\/span> shall provide for the reissuance of a saltwater recreational fishing<\/span> license to a person who holds a valid license for a recreational boat issued pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-302.7<\/a> and who owns or operates another recreational boat. The cost of reissuing a license shall be five dollars or as subsequently revised by the Commission<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-201<\/a>. A reissued license shall be valid for the balance of the term of the original license.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREISSUANCE OF LICENSES FOR RECREATIONAL BOATS (\u00a7 28.2-302.7:1)\n\nThe Commission shall provide for the reissuance of a saltwater recreational\nfishing license to a person who holds a valid license for a recreational boat\nissued pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-302.7 and who owns or operates another recreational\nboat. The cost of reissuing a license shall be five dollars or as subsequently\nrevised by the Commission pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-201. A reissued license shall be\nvalid for the balance of the term of the original license.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 163; 1999, c. 106; 2007, c. 30; 2009, c. 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"}}