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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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1995, chapter 169<\/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":66557,"section_number":"28.2-302.10","catch_line":"Special lifetime saltwater recreational fishing license; permanently and totally disabled persons","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.10\/"},{"id":86840,"section_number":"28.2-302.2:1","catch_line":"Special combined individual sportfishing licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.2_1\/"},{"id":61050,"section_number":"28.2-302.6","catch_line":"Temporary license","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.6\/"},{"id":82867,"section_number":"28.2-302.7","catch_line":"Recreational boat; reporting of catch","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.7\/"},{"id":70461,"section_number":"28.2-302.8","catch_line":"Headboat or charterboat; rental boats","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.8\/"},{"id":74897,"section_number":"28.2-302.9","catch_line":"Commercial fishing pier","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.9\/"},{"id":56228,"section_number":"29.1-310.2","catch_line":"Special combined individual sportfishing licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-310.2\/"},{"id":86842,"section_number":"29.1-311","catch_line":"Trip fishing license for residents and nonresidents; trout stocked waters","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-311\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57229,"section_number":"28.2-302","catch_line":"Commercial fishing pier; license fee; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302\/"},{"id":65438,"section_number":"28.2-302.1","catch_line":"Recreational license required","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.1\/"},{"id":85858,"section_number":"28.2-302.2","catch_line":"Recreational license fee; cooperative program","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.2\/"},{"id":61050,"section_number":"28.2-302.6","catch_line":"Temporary license","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.6\/"},{"id":74897,"section_number":"28.2-302.9","catch_line":"Commercial fishing pier","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.9\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191049,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57031,"identifier":"28.2-302.3","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.3","url":"\/28.2-302.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-302.3\/","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund established","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-302.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is hereby established a special, nonreverting fund in the state treasury to be known as the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing<\/span> Development Fund, hereafter referred to as the Fund. The interest earned on the principal of the Fund also shall not revert to the general fund. The Fund shall be administered by the Commission<\/span>, to be used solely for the purposes of conserving and enhancing finfish species taken by recreational anglers; enforcing the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 28.2-302<\/a>, 28.2-302.1<\/a>, and 28.2-302.6<\/a> through 28.2-302.9<\/a> and regulations promulgated thereunder; improving recreational fishing<\/span> opportunities; administrating the Virginia Saltwater Sport Fishing<\/span> Tournament certificates program; obtaining necessary data and conducting research for fisheries<\/span> management; and creating or restoring habitat<\/span> for species taken by recreational fishermen. The Fund shall consist of moneys collected pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 28.2-302<\/a>, 28.2-302.2<\/a>, and 28.2-302.6<\/a> through 28.2-302.9<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA SALTWATER RECREATIONAL FISHING DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED (\u00a7\n28.2-302.3)\n\nThere is hereby established a special, nonreverting fund in the state treasury\nto be known as the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund,\nhereafter referred to as the Fund. The interest earned on the principal of the\nFund also shall not revert to the general fund. The Fund shall be administered\nby the Commission, to be used solely for the purposes of conserving and\nenhancing finfish species taken by recreational anglers; enforcing the\nprovisions of \u00a7\u00a7 28.2-302, 28.2-302.1, and 28.2-302.6 through 28.2-302.9 and\nregulations promulgated thereunder; improving recreational fishing\nopportunities; administrating the Virginia Saltwater Sport Fishing Tournament\ncertificates program; obtaining necessary data and conducting research for\nfisheries management; and creating or restoring habitat for species taken by\nrecreational fishermen. The Fund shall consist of moneys collected pursuant to\n\u00a7\u00a7 28.2-302, 28.2-302.2, and 28.2-302.6 through 28.2-302.9.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 895; 1995, c. 169.","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}}