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The cost of the license shall be $30 or as subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201 a year for boats; however, notwithstanding subdivision 4 of § 28.2-201, the Commission may institute a one-time fee increase of no more than $10 to purchase the license issued pursuant to this section. If the owner or operator of the boat does not purchase a license which covers all his passengers, individuals shall still purchase a license as required by § 28.2-302.1. Purchasers of licenses pursuant to this section will be issued an individual license, at no additional cost, as required in § 28.2-302.1.B\n\nHolders of licenses issued pursuant to subsection A shall report catch and other data as are deemed necessary by the Commission for effective fisheries management.C\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.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297032,"text":"The owner or operator of a recreational boat used for saltwater recreational fishing shall have the option of purchasing a saltwater recreational fishing license which covers his passengers and himself to meet the licensing requirements set forth in § 28.2-302.1. 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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 4 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 1994, chapter 559<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 106<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 9<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 484<\/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":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":76744,"section_number":"28.2-302.7:1","catch_line":"Reissuance of licenses for recreational boats","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-302.7_1\/"},{"id":56228,"section_number":"29.1-310.2","catch_line":"Special combined individual sportfishing licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-310.2\/"}],"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":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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191065,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82867,"identifier":"28.2-302.7","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.7","url":"\/28.2-302.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-302.7\/","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recreational boat; reporting of catch","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-302.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The owner or operator of a recreational boat used for saltwater recreational fishing<\/span> shall have the option of purchasing a saltwater recreational fishing<\/span> license which covers his passengers and himself to meet the licensing requirements set forth in § 28.2-302.1<\/a>. The cost of the license shall be $30 or as subsequently revised by the Commission<\/span> pursuant to § 28.2-201<\/a> a year for boats; however, notwithstanding subdivision 4 of § 28.2-201<\/a>, the Commission<\/span> may institute a one-time fee increase of no more than $10 to purchase the license issued pursuant to this section. If the owner or operator of the boat does not purchase a license which covers all his passengers, individuals shall still purchase a license as required by § 28.2-302.1<\/a>. Purchasers of licenses pursuant to this section will be issued an individual license, at no additional cost, as required in § 28.2-302.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Holders of licenses issued pursuant to subsection A shall report catch and other data as are deemed necessary by the Commission<\/span> for effective fisheries<\/span> management. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/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\nRECREATIONAL BOAT; REPORTING OF CATCH (\u00a7 28.2-302.7)\n\nA. The owner or operator of a recreational boat used for saltwater recreational\nfishing shall have the option of purchasing a saltwater recreational fishing\nlicense which covers his passengers and himself to meet the licensing\nrequirements set forth in § 28.2-302.1. The cost of the license shall be\n$30 or as subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201 a\nyear for boats; however, notwithstanding subdivision 4 of § 28.2-201, the\nCommission may institute a one-time fee increase of no more than $10 to purchase\nthe license issued pursuant to this section. If the owner or operator of the\nboat does not purchase a license which covers all his passengers, individuals\nshall still purchase a license as required by § 28.2-302.1. Purchasers of\nlicenses pursuant to this section will be issued an individual license, at no\nadditional cost, as required in § 28.2-302.1.\n\nB. Holders of licenses issued pursuant to subsection A shall report catch and\nother data as are deemed necessary by the Commission for effective fisheries\nmanagement.\n\nC. 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; 1994, c. 559; 1999, c. 106; 2009, c. 9; 2010, c. 484.","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}}