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There shall be no charge for a permit, and the permit shall not be transferable. The issuance of the permit shall be governed by applicable Commission regulations and shall be subject to any reasonable terms and conditions imposed by the Commissioner. The Commissioner may, with the approval of the Commission, require an applicant for such permit to submit to the Commissioner any data or results acquired through the use of the permit.C\n\nAny person who has been issued a scientific collection permit shall be exempt from any licensing provision of this subtitle relating to the taking or catching of fish, shellfish, or marine organisms.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":264155,"text":"Except as provided for in § 28.2-1101, it is unlawful for any person to remove from the waters of the Commonwealth under the jurisdiction of the Commission any marine fish, marine shellfish, or marine organisms for technical research, scientific, educational or museum purposes without having first obtained from the Commissioner a collection permit.\n\t\t\tA violation of this subsection is a Class 3 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":264156,"text":"Application for a permit shall be made in writing to the Commissioner. 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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 33 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 1977 \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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60541,"section_number":"28.2-1101","catch_line":"Use of services of other agencies; solicitation, etc., of funds; taking fish and other marine organisms","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":190797,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73405,"identifier":"28.2-205","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/1\/28.2-205","url":"\/28.2-205\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-205\/","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/1\/28.2-205","dublin_core":{"Title":"Scientific collection permits; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-205","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as provided for in § 28.2-1101<\/a>, it is unlawful for any person to remove from the waters of the Commonwealth under the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Commission<\/span> any marine fish<\/span>, marine shellfish<\/span>, or marine organisms<\/span> for technical research, scientific, educational or museum purposes without having first obtained from the Commissioner<\/span> a collection permit.\n\t\t\tA violation of this subsection is a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Application for a permit shall be made in writing to the Commissioner<\/span>. There shall be no charge for a permit, and the permit shall not be transferable. The issuance of the permit shall be governed by applicable Commission<\/span> regulations and shall be subject to any reasonable terms and conditions imposed by the Commissioner<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span> may, with the approval of the Commission<\/span>, require an applicant for such permit to submit to the Commissioner<\/span> any data or results acquired through the use of the permit. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person who has been issued a scientific collection permit shall be exempt from any licensing provision of this subtitle relating to the taking or catching of fish, shellfish, or marine organisms<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSCIENTIFIC COLLECTION PERMITS; PENALTY (\u00a7 28.2-205)\n\nA. Except as provided for in § 28.2-1101, it is unlawful for any person to\nremove from the waters of the Commonwealth under the jurisdiction of the\nCommission any marine fish, marine shellfish, or marine organisms for technical\nresearch, scientific, educational or museum purposes without having first\nobtained from the Commissioner a collection permit.\n\t\t\tA violation of this subsection is a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nB. Application for a permit shall be made in writing to the Commissioner. There\nshall be no charge for a permit, and the permit shall not be transferable. The\nissuance of the permit shall be governed by applicable Commission regulations\nand shall be subject to any reasonable terms and conditions imposed by the\nCommissioner. The Commissioner may, with the approval of the Commission, require\nan applicant for such permit to submit to the Commissioner any data or results\nacquired through the use of the permit.\n\nC. Any person who has been issued a scientific collection permit shall be exempt\nfrom any licensing provision of this subtitle relating to the taking or catching\nof fish, shellfish, or marine organisms.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 33, \u00a7 28.1-3.1; 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}}