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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 2009, chapter 9<\/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":57031,"section_number":"28.2-302.3","catch_line":"Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191061,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61050,"identifier":"28.2-302.6","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.6","url":"\/28.2-302.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-302.6\/","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Temporary license","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-302.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall provide for issuance of a temporary saltwater recreational fishing<\/span> license, which shall be valid for a stated period of time not to exceed ten consecutive days. The fee for the temporary license shall be five dollars or as subsequently revised by the Commission<\/span> pursuant to § 28.2-201<\/a>. Agents shall retain fifty cents as compensation for issuing each license. <\/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>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTEMPORARY LICENSE (\u00a7 28.2-302.6)\n\nA. The Commission shall provide for issuance of a temporary saltwater\nrecreational fishing license, which shall be valid for a stated period of time\nnot to exceed ten consecutive days. The fee for the temporary license shall be\nfive dollars or as subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to §\n28.2-201. Agents shall retain fifty cents as compensation for issuing each\nlicense.\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\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 895; 2009, c. 9.","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}}