{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/28.2-314.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/28.2-314.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/28.2-314.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/28.2-314.html"}],"law_id":356628,"edition_id":2,"section_id":356628,"structure_id":51044,"section_number":"28.2-314","catch_line":"Trawl nets and drag nets prohibited; exception; license fee; penalty","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 28-68; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-67; 1973, c. 119; 1979, c. 18; 1992, c. 836; 2025, cc. 13, 18.","full_text":"A\n\nIt is unlawful for any person (i) to take or catch fish, shellfish, or marine organisms with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device drawn through the waters by a vessel, boat, or other craft or (ii) to buy, sell, or offer for sale any fish taken or caught in the waters of the Commonwealth, or under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device. However, the Commission may issue licenses or permits to take or catch fish, shellfish, or marine organisms with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device within the three-mile limit of the Virginia Atlantic shoreline for the shrimp and horseshoe crab fisheries.\n\nB\n\nThe license or permit fee to fish with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device pursuant to subsection A shall be $100 or as subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201 for each boat so employed.\n\nC\n\nA violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1327687,"text":"It is unlawful for any person (i) to take or catch fish, shellfish, or marine organisms with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device drawn through the waters by a vessel, boat, or other craft or (ii) to buy, sell, or offer for sale any fish taken or caught in the waters of the Commonwealth, or under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1962, chapter 406; in 1973, chapter 119; in 1979, chapter 18; in 1992, chapter 836; in 2025, chapters 13<\/a> and 18<\/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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1418131,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356628,"identifier":"28.2-314","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/3\/28.2-314","url":"\/28.2-314\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-314\/","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/3\/28.2-314","dublin_core":{"Title":"Trawl nets and drag nets prohibited; exception; license fee; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-314","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It is unlawful for any person (i) to take or catch fish<\/span>, shellfish<\/span>, or marine organisms<\/span> with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device drawn through the waters by a vessel, boat, or other craft or (ii) to buy, sell, or offer for sale any fish<\/span> taken or caught in the waters of the Commonwealth, or under the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Commonwealth, with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device. However, the Commission<\/span> may issue<\/span> licenses or permits to take or catch fish<\/span>, shellfish<\/span>, or marine organisms<\/span> with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device within the three-mile limit of the Virginia Atlantic shoreline for the shrimp and horseshoe crab fisheries<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The license or permit fee to fish<\/span> with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device pursuant to subsection A shall be $100 or as subsequently revised by the Commission<\/span> pursuant to § 28.2-201<\/a> for each boat so employed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRAWL NETS AND DRAG NETS PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION; LICENSE FEE; PENALTY (\u00a7\n28.2-314)\n\nA. It is unlawful for any person (i) to take or catch fish, shellfish, or marine\norganisms with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device drawn through the waters\nby a vessel, boat, or other craft or (ii) to buy, sell, or offer for sale any\nfish taken or caught in the waters of the Commonwealth, or under the\njurisdiction of the Commonwealth, with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device.\nHowever, the Commission may issue licenses or permits to take or catch fish,\nshellfish, or marine organisms with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device\nwithin the three-mile limit of the Virginia Atlantic shoreline for the shrimp\nand horseshoe crab fisheries.\n\nB. The license or permit fee to fish with a trawl net, drag net, or similar\ndevice pursuant to subsection A shall be $100 or as subsequently revised by the\nCommission pursuant to § 28.2-201 for each boat so employed.\n\nC. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-68; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-67; 1973, c. 119; 1979, c.\n18; 1992, c. 836; 2025, cc. 13, 18.","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"}}