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This license shall be valid for the life of the individual and shall not be transferable.B\n\nAll funds collected pursuant to this section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund, as established by § 28.2-302.3.C\n\nAny resident 45 years of age or older who applies for the lifetime license authorized by this section shall receive such a license for one of the following fees based on age: age 45 through 50, $120; age 51 through 55, $90; age 56 through 60, $60; age 61 through 64, $30; and age 65 and older, $5.D\n\nThe Commission may subsequently revise the cost of licenses in this section pursuant to § 28.2-201.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":256018,"text":"Any resident or nonresident individual may apply for and receive from the Commission a lifetime saltwater recreational fishing license after payment of a fee of $250, except as provided in subsection C. 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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 107<\/a> 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. It has been modified 2 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 2009, chapter 9<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 55<\/a> and 344<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65052,"section_number":"28.2-201","catch_line":"Authority of Commission to make regulations, establish licenses, and prepare fishery management plans; accept federal grants; enforcement; penalty for violation of regulation","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-201\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65052,"section_number":"28.2-201","catch_line":"Authority of Commission to make regulations, establish licenses, and prepare fishery management plans; accept federal grants; enforcement; penalty for violation of regulation","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-201\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191033,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71001,"identifier":"28.2-302.10:1","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.10_1","url":"\/28.2-302.10_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-302.10_1\/","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.10_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lifetime saltwater recreational fishing licenses for residents and nonresidents","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-302.10:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any resident<\/span> or nonresident individual may apply for and receive from the Commission<\/span> a lifetime saltwater recreational fishing<\/span> license after payment of a fee of $250, except as provided in subsection C. This license shall be valid for the life of the individual and shall not be transferable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All funds collected pursuant to this section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing<\/span> Development Fund, as established by § 28.2-302.3<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any resident<\/span> 45 years of age or older who applies for the lifetime license authorized by this section shall receive such a license for one of the following fees based on age: age 45 through 50, $120; age 51 through 55, $90; age 56 through 60, $60; age 61 through 64, $30; and age 65 and older, $5. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may subsequently revise the cost of licenses in this section pursuant to § 28.2-201<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIFETIME SALTWATER RECREATIONAL FISHING LICENSES FOR RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS\n(\u00a7 28.2-302.10:1)\n\nA. Any resident or nonresident individual may apply for and receive from the\nCommission a lifetime saltwater recreational fishing license after payment of a\nfee of $250, except as provided in subsection C. This license shall be valid for\nthe life of the individual and shall not be transferable.\n\nB. All funds collected pursuant to this section shall be paid into the state\ntreasury to the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing\nDevelopment Fund, as established by § 28.2-302.3.\n\nC. Any resident 45 years of age or older who applies for the lifetime license\nauthorized by this section shall receive such a license for one of the following\nfees based on age: age 45 through 50, $120; age 51 through 55, $90; age 56\nthrough 60, $60; age 61 through 64, $30; and age 65 and older, $5.\n\nD. The Commission may subsequently revise the cost of licenses in this section\npursuant to § 28.2-201.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 107; 2009, c. 9; 2013, cc. 55, 344.","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}}