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Every applicant shall state on oath his true name and address; the place where the net, seine, fyke, weir, or other device is to be fished; and that he will not violate the laws of this Commonwealth in relation to the taking and catching of fish.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":216741,"text":"Any person desiring to take or catch fish with any device shall apply to the Commissioner for a license. An applicant for a license to fish with a fixed device shall apply in writing to the officer assigned to the district in which the fixed device is proposed to be located. 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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 1962, chapter 406; in 1983, chapter 307; in 1992, chapters 836 and 895.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72149,"section_number":"18.2-146.2","catch_line":"Interference with commercial fishing vessels or activity; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-146.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":191011,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59101,"identifier":"28.2-300","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1\/28.2-300","url":"\/28.2-300\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-300\/","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1\/28.2-300","dublin_core":{"Title":"License application to fish with certain nets","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-300","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any person desiring to take or catch fish with any device shall apply to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> for a license. An applicant for a license <span class=\"dictionary\">to fish<\/span> with a fixed device shall apply in writing to the <span class=\"dictionary\">officer<\/span> assigned to the district in which the fixed device is proposed to be located. Every applicant shall state on <span class=\"dictionary\">oath<\/span> his true name and address; the place where the net, seine, fyke, weir, or other device is to be fished; and that he will not violate the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth in relation to the taking and catching of fish.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSE APPLICATION TO FISH WITH CERTAIN NETS (\u00a7 28.2-300)\n\nAny person desiring to take or catch fish with any device shall apply to the\nCommissioner for a license. An applicant for a license to fish with a fixed\ndevice shall apply in writing to the officer assigned to the district in which\nthe fixed device is proposed to be located. Every applicant shall state on oath\nhis true name and address; the place where the net, seine, fyke, weir, or other\ndevice is to be fished; and that he will not violate the laws of this\nCommonwealth in relation to the taking and catching of fish.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-42; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-47; 1983, c. 307; 1992, cc.\n836, 895.","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}}