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It has been modified 8 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 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1964, chapter 393; in 1966, chapter 684; in 1970, chapter 726; in 1979, chapter 274; in 1991, chapter 285; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80864,"section_number":"19.2-10.3","catch_line":"Reasonable suspicion required to stop, board, or inspect a noncommercial vessel on navigable waters of the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-10.3\/"},{"id":65520,"section_number":"29.1-745","catch_line":"Enforcement of chapter; vessels displaying Coast Guard inspection decal","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-745\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":190933,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60414,"identifier":"28.2-231","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/5\/28.2-231","url":"\/28.2-231\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-231\/","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/5\/28.2-231","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exhibition of license; display to officers; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-231","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any person engaged in <span class=\"dictionary\">fishing<\/span> shall have the required license available for inspection and shall present such license when requested by an <span class=\"dictionary\">officer<\/span>. 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Failure\nto present the license upon request of any officer is a Class 1 misdemeanor and\nprima facie evidence that the person is fishing without a license.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 28-137, 28-157; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7\u00a7\n28.1-120, 28.1-133; 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1970, c. 726; 1979, c. 274;\n1991, c. 285; 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}}