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Agents of the Commission shall retain the agent’s fee established by the Board of Wildlife Resources pursuant to subsection B of § 29.1-327, except that the agent’s fee shall be deducted from the license fee established by the Commission pursuant to subdivision 4 of § 28.2-201, as compensation for issuing each license.B\n\nAll funds collected under this section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund, as established in § 28.2-302.3.C\n\nThe Commission shall enter into cooperative programs with the Department of Wildlife Resources as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.D\n\nThe Commission shall also have the power necessary to conduct and establish cooperative fish projects with the federal government as prescribed by Congress and in compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by the United States Secretary of the Interior.E\n\nA resident may purchase a license issued under this section that is valid for one year or for multiple years from the date of purchase.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":307472,"text":"The annual fee for the saltwater recreational fishing license shall be seven dollars and fifty cents or as subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 895 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. It has been modified 5 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 2001, chapter 115<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 30<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 9<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 958<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 193<\/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\/"},{"id":65438,"section_number":"28.2-302.1","catch_line":"Recreational license required","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.1\/"},{"id":57031,"section_number":"28.2-302.3","catch_line":"Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.3\/"}],"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\/"},{"id":79016,"section_number":"29.1-327","catch_line":"Agents for sale of licenses and permits; sales by telephone and electronic media","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-327\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191041,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85858,"identifier":"28.2-302.2","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.2","url":"\/28.2-302.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-302.2\/","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recreational license fee; cooperative program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-302.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The annual fee for the saltwater recreational fishing<\/span> license shall be seven dollars and fifty cents or as subsequently revised by the Commission<\/span> pursuant to § 28.2-201<\/a>. Agents of the Commission<\/span> shall retain the agent’s fee established by the Board of Wildlife Resources pursuant to subsection B of § 29.1-327<\/a>, except that the agent’s fee shall be deducted from the license fee established by the Commission<\/span> pursuant to subdivision 4 of § 28.2-201<\/a>, as compensation for issuing each license. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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

C.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall enter into cooperative programs with the Department of Wildlife Resources as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall also have the power necessary to conduct and establish cooperative fish<\/span> projects with the federal government as prescribed by Congress and in compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by the United States Secretary of the Interior. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> A resident<\/span> may purchase a license issued under this section that is valid for one year or for multiple years from the date of purchase. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECREATIONAL LICENSE FEE; COOPERATIVE PROGRAM (\u00a7 28.2-302.2)\n\nA. The annual fee for the saltwater recreational fishing license shall be seven\ndollars and fifty cents or as subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to\n§ 28.2-201. Agents of the Commission shall retain the agent’s fee\nestablished by the Board of Wildlife Resources pursuant to subsection B of\n§ 29.1-327, except that the agent’s fee shall be deducted from the\nlicense fee established by the Commission pursuant to subdivision 4 of §\n28.2-201, as compensation for issuing each license.\n\nB. All funds collected under this section shall be paid into the state treasury\nto the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund,\nas established in § 28.2-302.3.\n\nC. The Commission shall enter into cooperative programs with the Department of\nWildlife Resources as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.\n\nD. The Commission shall also have the power necessary to conduct and establish\ncooperative fish projects with the federal government as prescribed by Congress\nand in compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by the United States\nSecretary of the Interior.\n\nE. A resident may purchase a license issued under this section that is valid for\none year or for multiple years from the date of purchase.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 895; 2001, c. 115; 2007, c. 30; 2009, c. 9; 2020, c. 958;\n2022, c. 193.","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}}