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The license fees for use of recreational gear shall be the same as fees charged for the particular gear when used commercially.B\n\nThe Commission shall not issue to any licensee a recreational gear license that exceeds the following limitations:1\n\nOne gill net up to 300 feet in length, $7.50;2\n\nUp to 10 crab pots with turtle excluder devices, $36; up to 10 crab pots without turtle excluder devices, $46;3\n\nOne crab trap or crab pound, $5;4\n\nOne crab scrape, $16; or5\n\nTwo eel pots, $10.C\n\nAll fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Virginia Marine Products Fund as established under § 3.2-2705.D\n\nThe Commission may subsequently revise the cost of licenses pursuant to § 28.2-201.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253511,"text":"The Commission is authorized to establish the type and amount of commercial gear that can be used for taking finfish and shellfish for recreational purposes. 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 219 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 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapter 28<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 9<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 136<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73485,"section_number":"28.2-226.1","catch_line":"Recreational gear license required","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-226.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65052,"section_number":"28.2-201","catch_line":"Authority of Commission to make regulations, establish licenses, and prepare fishery management plans; accept federal grants; enforcement; penalty for violation of regulation","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-201\/"}],"permalink":{"id":190909,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70209,"identifier":"28.2-226.2","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/5\/28.2-226.2","url":"\/28.2-226.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-226.2\/","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/5\/28.2-226.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission to establish requirements for commercial gear licenses used for recreational purposes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-226.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> is authorized to establish the type and amount of commercial gear that can be used for taking finfish and shellfish<\/span> for recreational purposes. The license fees for use of recreational gear shall be the same as fees charged for the particular gear when used commercially. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall not issue<\/span> to any licensee a recreational gear license that exceeds the following limitations: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> One gill net up to 300 feet in length, $7.50; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Up to 10 crab pots with turtle excluder devices, $36; up to 10 crab pots without turtle excluder devices, $46; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> One crab trap or crab pound, $5; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> One crab scrape, $16; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Two eel pots, $10. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Virginia Marine Products Fund as established under § 3.2-2705<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may subsequently revise the cost of licenses pursuant to § 28.2-201<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL GEAR LICENSES USED FOR\nRECREATIONAL PURPOSES (\u00a7 28.2-226.2)\n\nA. The Commission is authorized to establish the type and amount of commercial\ngear that can be used for taking finfish and shellfish for recreational\npurposes. The license fees for use of recreational gear shall be the same as\nfees charged for the particular gear when used commercially.\n\nB. The Commission shall not issue to any licensee a recreational gear license\nthat exceeds the following limitations:\n\n 1. One gill net up to 300 feet in length, $7.50;\n\n 2. Up to 10 crab pots with turtle excluder devices, $36; up to 10 crab pots\n without turtle excluder devices, $46;\n\n 3. One crab trap or crab pound, $5;\n\n 4. One crab scrape, $16; or\n\n 5. Two eel pots, $10.\n\nC. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state\ntreasury and credited to the Virginia Marine Products Fund as established under\n§ 3.2-2705.\n\nD. The Commission may subsequently revise the cost of licenses pursuant to\n§ 28.2-201.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 219; 2001, c. 28; 2009, c. 9; 2016, c. 136.","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}}