§ 28.2-234 License tags and identification numbers to be fastened; penalty
A. License tags or identification numbers shall be attached and displayed in the following manner:
1. License tags for fixed fishery devices, including pound nets, fyke nets, crab traps, and staked gill nets, shall be fastened to one of the offshore stakes.
2. License tags for anchored gill nets and drift gill nets shall be fastened to a flagstaff or a buoy that is visible from the surface.
3. License tags for vessels using haul seines, purse nets, trawl nets, crab pots, trotlines, and crab scrapes shall be fastened at a conspicuous place on the starboard side or the mast of the vessel.
4. License tags issued for businesses purchasing seafood shall be affixed in a conspicuous place on the business establishment, boat or motor vehicle.
5. Identification numbers when issued for particular devices shall be applied by the license holder and shall be in place at all times when the gear is deployed.
B. Any such licensee who fails to properly attach or display such a license tag or identification number is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 16 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1966, chapter 684; in 1968, chapters 748 and 750; in 1970, chapter 726; in 1972, chapter 833; in 1973, chapter 21; in 1976, chapter 392; in 1979, chapter 274; in 1980, chapter 218; in 1981, chapter 61; in 1983, chapter 307; in 1984, chapter 316; in 1988, chapter 27; in 1990, chapter 445; in 1992, chapter 836.
Code 1950, §§ 28-43, 28-77, 28-78, 28-175; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, §§ 28.1-48, 28.1-74, 28.1-76, 28.1-171; 1966, c. 684; 1968, cc. 748, 750, § 28.1-173.2; 1970, c. 726, § 28.1-119.1; 1972, c. 833; 1973, c. 21; 1976, c. 392; 1979, c. 274; 1980, c. 218; 1981, c. 61; 1983, c. 307; 1984, c. 316; 1988, c. 27; 1990, c. 445; 1992, c. 836.