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All licenses shall be valid from January 1 of each year or their later date of purchase and expire on December 31 of the year in which issued.B\n\nRefunds shall not be made or prorated if the fishing effort is reduced, or seasons are closed (i) in order to promote conservation of the fisheries or (ii) due to natural conditions. Refunds shall not be made for any license that is suspended or revoked. However, if the license is no longer for sale due to fisheries management purposes, refunds shall be made to the license holder on a prorated basis.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223011,"text":"The Commission shall issue all licenses on an annual basis. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 15 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 1952, chapter 653; in 1954, chapter 179; in 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1966, chapter 695; in 1974, chapters 85 and 313; in 1978, chapters 347 and 358; in 1979, chapters 18 and 274; in 1980, chapter 605; in 1982, chapter 461; in 1983, chapter 299; in 1988, chapter 710; in 1991, chapter 411; in 1992, chapter 836; in 2009, chapter 384<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":190925,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60992,"identifier":"28.2-229","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/5\/28.2-229","url":"\/28.2-229\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-229\/","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/5\/28.2-229","dublin_core":{"Title":"When licenses terminate; proration and refund not permitted","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-229","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall issue<\/span> all licenses on an annual basis. All licenses shall be valid from January 1 of each year or their later date of purchase and expire on December 31 of the year in which issued. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Refunds shall not be made or prorated if the fishing<\/span> effort is reduced, or seasons are closed (i) in order<\/span> to promote conservation of the fisheries<\/span> or (ii) due to natural conditions. Refunds shall not be made for any license that is suspended or revoked. However, if the license is no longer for sale due to fisheries<\/span> management purposes, refunds shall be made to the license holder on a prorated basis. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN LICENSES TERMINATE; PRORATION AND REFUND NOT PERMITTED (\u00a7 28.2-229)\n\nA. The Commission shall issue all licenses on an annual basis. All licenses\nshall be valid from January 1 of each year or their later date of purchase and\nexpire on December 31 of the year in which issued.\n\nB. Refunds shall not be made or prorated if the fishing effort is reduced, or\nseasons are closed (i) in order to promote conservation of the fisheries or (ii)\ndue to natural conditions. Refunds shall not be made for any license that is\nsuspended or revoked. However, if the license is no longer for sale due to\nfisheries management purposes, refunds shall be made to the license holder on a\nprorated basis.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 28-10.1, 28-61, 28-71; 1952, c. 653; 1954, c. 179;\n1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7\u00a7 28.1-21, 28.1-59, 28.1-70; 1966, c. 695; 1974,\ncc. 85, 313; 1978, cc. 347, 358; 1979, cc. 18, 274; 1980, c. 605; 1982, c. 461;\n1983, c. 299, \u00a7\u00a7 28.1-47, 28.1-47.1; 1988, c. 710; 1991, c. 411; 1992, c. 836;\n2009, c. 384.","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}}