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Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section shall be ineligible for any such license for a period of three years.E\n\nIn addition to any other penalties provided by law, any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be ordered to complete boating safety education as described in &#xA7; 29.1-735.2.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":259924,"text":"As used in this section, &#8220;commercial fishing activity&#8221; means the business of extracting fish, bivalves, or crustaceans from waters for sale or resale.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":259925,"text":"Any person who knowingly and intentionally interferes with or impedes the operation or commercial fishing activity of a commercial fishing vessel within the territorial waters of the Commonwealth is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":259926,"text":"A prosecution under this section is a bar to prosecution under &#xA7; 29.1-554.1.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":259927,"text":"Any person convicted of a first offense under this section shall be ineligible for any license issued under Chapter 3 (&#xA7; 28.2-300 et seq.) of Title 28.2 or Chapter 3 (&#xA7; 29.1-300 et seq.) of Title 29.1 for a period of one year. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section shall be ineligible for any such license for a period of three years.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":259928,"text":"In addition to any other penalties provided by law, any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be ordered to complete boating safety education as described in &#xA7; 29.1-735.2.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15189,"edition_id":1,"name":"Damage to and Tampering With Property","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13243,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:52:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:52:50","permalink":{"id":165689,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15189,"identifier":"7","token":"18.2\/5\/7","url":"\/18.2\/5\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13243,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes Against Property","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12972,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:30","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:30","permalink":{"id":165299,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13243,"identifier":"5","token":"18.2\/5","url":"\/18.2\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12972,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes and Offenses Generally","identifier":"18.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","permalink":{"id":164139,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12972,"identifier":"18.2","token":"18.2","url":"\/18.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":78164,"structure_id":15189,"section_number":"18.2-144","catch_line":"Maiming, killing or poisoning animals, fowl, etc","url":"\/18.2-144\/","token":"18.2\/5\/7\/18.2-144","metadata":false},{"id":60313,"structure_id":15189,"section_number":"18.2-144.1","catch_line":"Prohibition against killing or injuring police animals; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0403\">403<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59101,"section_number":"28.2-300","catch_line":"License application to fish with certain nets","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-300\/"},{"id":66338,"section_number":"29.1-300","catch_line":"Unlawful to hunt, trap or fish without license","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-300\/"},{"id":86125,"section_number":"29.1-735.2","catch_line":"Boating safety education required; Board to promulgate regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-735.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":165719,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72149,"identifier":"18.2-146.2","token":"18.2\/5\/7\/18.2-146.2","url":"\/18.2-146.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-146.2\/","token":"18.2\/5\/7\/18.2-146.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Interference with commercial fishing vessels or activity; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-146.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> As used in this section, &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">commercial fishing activity<\/span>&#8221; means the business of extracting fish, bivalves, or crustaceans from waters for sale or resale. <a id=\"paragraph-259924\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-146.2\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any person who knowingly and intentionally interferes with or impedes the operation or <span class=\"dictionary\">commercial fishing activity<\/span> of a commercial fishing vessel within the territorial waters of the Commonwealth is guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-259925\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-146.2\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> A <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecution<\/span> under this section is a bar to <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecution<\/span> under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Impeding lawful fishing in inland waters; penalty\" href=\"\/29.1-554.1\/\">29.1-554.1<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-259926\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-146.2\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Any person convicted of a first <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> under this section shall be ineligible for any license issued under Chapter 3 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"License application to fish with certain nets\" href=\"\/28.2-300\/\">28.2-300<\/a> et seq.) of Title 28.2 or Chapter 3 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Unlawful to hunt, trap or fish without license\" href=\"\/29.1-300\/\">29.1-300<\/a> et seq.) of Title 29.1 for a period of one year. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> under this section shall be ineligible for any such license for a period of three years. <a id=\"paragraph-259927\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-146.2\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> In addition to any other penalties provided by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>, any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be ordered to complete boating safety education as described in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Boating safety education required; Board to promulgate regulations\" href=\"\/29.1-735.2\/\">29.1-735.2<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-259928\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-146.2\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS OR ACTIVITY; PENALTY (\u00a7\n18.2-146.2)\n\nA. As used in this section, &#8220;commercial fishing activity&#8221; means the\nbusiness of extracting fish, bivalves, or crustaceans from waters for sale or\nresale.\n\nB. Any person who knowingly and intentionally interferes with or impedes the\noperation or commercial fishing activity of a commercial fishing vessel within\nthe territorial waters of the Commonwealth is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nC. A prosecution under this section is a bar to prosecution under &#xA7;\n29.1-554.1.\n\nD. Any person convicted of a first offense under this section shall be\nineligible for any license issued under Chapter 3 (&#xA7; 28.2-300 et seq.) of\nTitle 28.2 or Chapter 3 (&#xA7; 29.1-300 et seq.) of Title 29.1 for a period of\none year. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this\nsection shall be ineligible for any such license for a period of three years.\n\nE. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, any person convicted of a\nviolation of this section shall be ordered to complete boating safety education\nas described in &#xA7; 29.1-735.2.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 403.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}