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The regulations shall include (i) the procedure and manner for application for registration as a commercial fisherman, (ii) the manner and form of mandatory harvest reports by commercial fishermen, and (iii) exceptions to the delay requirements pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7 28.2-241 based on scientific, economic, biological, sociological and hardship factors.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":240488,"text":"The Commission shall promulgate regulations governing the registration of commercial fishermen. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 493 and 503 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56652,"section_number":"28.2-241","catch_line":"Registration of commercial fishermen required; exemption; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-241\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56652,"section_number":"28.2-241","catch_line":"Registration of commercial fishermen required; exemption; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-241\/"}],"permalink":{"id":190985,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66209,"identifier":"28.2-243","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/7\/28.2-243","url":"\/28.2-243\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-243\/","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/7\/28.2-243","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission to promulgate regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-243","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> shall promulgate regulations governing the registration of commercial fishermen. The regulations shall include (i) the procedure and manner for application for registration as a commercial fisherman, (ii) the manner and form of mandatory harvest reports by commercial fishermen, and (iii) exceptions to the delay requirements pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Registration of commercial fishermen required; exemption; penalty\" href=\"\/28.2-241\/\">28.2-241<\/a> based on scientific, economic, biological, sociological and hardship factors.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS (\u00a7 28.2-243)\n\nThe Commission shall promulgate regulations governing the registration of\ncommercial fishermen. The regulations shall include (i) the procedure and manner\nfor application for registration as a commercial fisherman, (ii) the manner and\nform of mandatory harvest reports by commercial fishermen, and (iii) exceptions\nto the delay requirements pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7 28.2-241 based on\nscientific, economic, biological, sociological and hardship factors.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, cc. 493, 503.","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}}