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This information shall include, but not be limited to:1\n\nStatistics for catch and fishing efforts by species from commercial and recreational fishermen;2\n\nStatistics from fish processors and dealers;3\n\nTypes of gear and equipment used;4\n\nAreas in which fishing has been conducted;5\n\nLanding places; and6\n\nThe estimated capacity of fish processing facilities and the actual amount of fish processed at these facilities.B\n\nThe Commission may enter into cooperative agreements with any other entity for the collection of statistics.C\n\nThe information collected or reported shall not be disclosed in any manner which would permit identification of any person, firm, corporation or vessel, except when required by court order. The Commission may prescribe the form and manner in which this information is reported.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":305544,"text":"The Commission may collect from any source any fisheries data and information necessary to develop fishery management plans and to evaluate management options. 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regulations","url":"\/28.2-204.1\/","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/1\/28.2-204.1","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/28.2-204\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 273 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. Unfortunately, the 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76048,"section_number":"28.2-538","catch_line":"Record of oysters handled; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-538\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":190789,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85265,"identifier":"28.2-204","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/1\/28.2-204","url":"\/28.2-204\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-204\/","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/1\/28.2-204","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority to collect fisheries statistics","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-204","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> may collect from any source any <span class=\"dictionary\">fisheries<\/span> data and information necessary to develop fishery management plans and to evaluate management options. This information shall include, but not be limited to: <a id=\"paragraph-305544\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-204\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Statistics for catch and <span class=\"dictionary\">fishing<\/span> efforts by species from commercial and recreational fishermen; <a id=\"paragraph-305545\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-204\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Statistics from <span class=\"dictionary\">fish<\/span> processors and dealers; <a id=\"paragraph-305546\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-204\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Types of gear and equipment used; <a id=\"paragraph-305547\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-204\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Areas in which <span class=\"dictionary\">fishing<\/span> has been conducted; <a id=\"paragraph-305548\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-204\/#A4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Landing places; and <a id=\"paragraph-305549\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-204\/#A5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A6\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> The estimated capacity of <span class=\"dictionary\">fish<\/span> processing facilities and the actual amount of <span class=\"dictionary\">fish<\/span> processed at these facilities. <a id=\"paragraph-305550\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-204\/#A6\"><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> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> may enter into cooperative agreements with any other entity for the collection of statistics. <a id=\"paragraph-305551\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-204\/#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> The information collected or reported shall not be disclosed in any manner which would permit identification of any person, firm, corporation or vessel, except when required by <span class=\"dictionary\">court order<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> may prescribe the form and manner in which this information is reported. <a id=\"paragraph-305552\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-204\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY TO COLLECT FISHERIES STATISTICS (\u00a7 28.2-204)\n\nA. The Commission may collect from any source any fisheries data and information\nnecessary to develop fishery management plans and to evaluate management\noptions. This information shall include, but not be limited to:\n\n   1. Statistics for catch and fishing efforts by species from commercial and\n   recreational fishermen;\n\n   2. Statistics from fish processors and dealers;\n\n   3. Types of gear and equipment used;\n\n   4. Areas in which fishing has been conducted;\n\n   5. Landing places; and\n\n   6. The estimated capacity of fish processing facilities and the actual amount\n   of fish processed at these facilities.\n\nB. The Commission may enter into cooperative agreements with any other entity\nfor the collection of statistics.\n\nC. The information collected or reported shall not be disclosed in any manner\nwhich would permit identification of any person, firm, corporation or vessel,\nexcept when required by court order. The Commission may prescribe the form and\nmanner in which this information is reported.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 273, \u00a7 28.1-23.2; 1992, c. 836.","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}}