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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 364 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 1990 \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":false,"permalink":{"id":190801,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86367,"identifier":"28.2-206","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/1\/28.2-206","url":"\/28.2-206\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-206\/","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/1\/28.2-206","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Saltwater Sport Fishing Tournament","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-206","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission<\/span> shall promote and develop the Commonwealth’s saltwater angling resources for their recreational and economic benefits. These efforts shall include, but not be limited to, a subprogram, the Virginia Saltwater Sport Fishing<\/span> Tournament, which shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Publicize and document the quantity, quality, and variety of the Commonwealth’s saltwater angling resources; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Establish a system for securing and maintaining records of the largest of each marine game fish<\/span> commonly taken in the Commonwealth’s marine waters by anglers. When possible, fish<\/span> caught or taken in the tournament shall be released alive. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA SALTWATER SPORT FISHING TOURNAMENT (\u00a7 28.2-206)\n\nThe Commission shall promote and develop the Commonwealth’s saltwater\nangling resources for their recreational and economic benefits. These efforts\nshall include, but not be limited to, a subprogram, the Virginia Saltwater Sport\nFishing Tournament, which shall:\n\n1. Publicize and document the quantity, quality, and variety of the\nCommonwealth’s saltwater angling resources; and\n\n2. Establish a system for securing and maintaining records of the largest of\neach marine game fish commonly taken in the Commonwealth’s marine waters\nby anglers. When possible, fish caught or taken in the tournament shall be\nreleased alive.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 364, \u00a7 28.1-22.1; 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}}