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The Commission may subsequently revise the cost of licenses pursuant to § 28.2-201.B\n\nAny person purchasing from the catcher oysters caught from the public grounds of the Commonwealth or the Potomac River shall pay a license fee of (i) $50 for a single place of business with one boat or motor vehicle used for buying oysters and (ii) $100 for a single place of business with multiple boats or motor vehicles used for buying oysters. The Commission may subsequently revise the cost of licenses pursuant to § 28.2-201.C\n\nNo license shall be required of any person purchasing seafood for personal consumption, any place of business which is solely a restaurant, or any person who operates a business which is subject to local license taxes under § 58.1-3703 and who has in his possession no more than one bushel of peeler crabs to be sold as bait.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":201512,"text":"Any person purchasing from the catcher clams, crabs, fish, or other seafood, except oysters, caught from the waters of the Commonwealth or the Potomac River, shall pay a license fee of (i) $50 for each place of business and (ii) $25 for each boat or motor vehicle used for buying. 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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 726 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 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1979, chapter 274; in 1980, chapter 218; in 1984, chapter 316; in 1988, chapter 27; in 1992, chapter 836; in 2009, chapter 9<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 38<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81897,"section_number":"58.1-3703","catch_line":"Counties, cities and towns may impose local license taxes and fees; limitation of authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3703\/"}],"permalink":{"id":190917,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54928,"identifier":"28.2-228","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/5\/28.2-228","url":"\/28.2-228\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-228\/","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/5\/28.2-228","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licenses for purchase of fish, shellfish, or marine organisms from the catcher; fee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-228","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person purchasing from the catcher clams, crabs, fish<\/span>, or other seafood, except oysters, caught from the waters of the Commonwealth or the Potomac River, shall pay a license fee of (i) $50 for each place of business and (ii) $25 for each boat or motor vehicle used for buying. The Commission<\/span> may subsequently revise the cost of licenses pursuant to § 28.2-201<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person purchasing from the catcher oysters caught from the public grounds of the Commonwealth or the Potomac River shall pay a license fee of (i) $50 for a single place of business with one boat or motor vehicle used for buying oysters and (ii) $100 for a single place of business with multiple boats or motor vehicles used for buying oysters. The Commission<\/span> may subsequently revise the cost of licenses pursuant to § 28.2-201<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No license shall be required of any person purchasing seafood for personal consumption, any place of business which is solely a restaurant, or any person who operates a business which is subject to local license taxes under § 58.1-3703<\/a> and who has in his possession<\/span> no more than one bushel of peeler crabs to be sold as bait. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSES FOR PURCHASE OF FISH, SHELLFISH, OR MARINE ORGANISMS FROM THE CATCHER;\nFEE (\u00a7 28.2-228)\n\nA. Any person purchasing from the catcher clams, crabs, fish, or other seafood,\nexcept oysters, caught from the waters of the Commonwealth or the Potomac River,\nshall pay a license fee of (i) $50 for each place of business and (ii) $25 for\neach boat or motor vehicle used for buying. The Commission may subsequently\nrevise the cost of licenses pursuant to § 28.2-201.\n\nB. Any person purchasing from the catcher oysters caught from the public grounds\nof the Commonwealth or the Potomac River shall pay a license fee of (i) $50 for\na single place of business with one boat or motor vehicle used for buying\noysters and (ii) $100 for a single place of business with multiple boats or\nmotor vehicles used for buying oysters. The Commission may subsequently revise\nthe cost of licenses pursuant to § 28.2-201.\n\nC. No license shall be required of any person purchasing seafood for personal\nconsumption, any place of business which is solely a restaurant, or any person\nwho operates a business which is subject to local license taxes under §\n58.1-3703 and who has in his possession no more than one bushel of peeler crabs\nto be sold as bait.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 726, \u00a7 28.1-119.1; 1979, c. 274; 1980, c. 218; 1984, c. 316;\n1988, c. 27; 1992, c. 836; 2009, c. 9; 2013, c. 38.","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}}