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The application for the license shall include a copy of the applicant’s current U.S. Coast Guard license permitting him to carry passengers for hire. The fee for the license shall not exceed $100. The Commission may reduce the fee charged for the saltwater recreational fishing license under subsection B by an amount equal to the fee for the fishing guide license.B\n\nThe owner of a headboat or charterboat annually shall purchase a recreational fishing license which covers his passengers and the captain and mate of the vessel to meet the requirements set forth in § 28.2-302.1. The annual cost of the license shall be $150 for uninspected vessels licensed by the United States Coast Guard to carry six fishing passengers or fewer and, for boats United States Coast Guard certified to carry a number of fishing passengers greater than six, $150 plus $4 for each passenger over six for which the boat is designed. A headboat or charterboat owner who has purchased the license required under this subsection shall be issued, at no additional cost, the saltwater recreational fishing license issued pursuant to § 28.2-302.1.C\n\nThe owner of a boat rental service shall purchase a recreational fishing license which covers his customers to meet the requirements set forth in § 28.2-302.1. The annual cost of the license shall be $7.50 per boat with a maximum fee of $500, whichever is less.D\n\nCharterboat and headboat operators shall report such data as are deemed necessary by the Commission for the effective fisheries management as a condition of issuance of the license.E\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. The Commission may subsequently revise the cost of licenses in this section pursuant to § 28.2-201.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254285,"text":"The Commission may establish the sale of a fishing guide license. If established, such fishing guide license shall be required for each charterboat and headboat captain. The Commission may limit the sale of such licenses when deemed necessary by the Commission for effective fisheries management. The application for the license shall include a copy of the applicant’s current U.S. Coast Guard license permitting him to carry passengers for hire. The fee for the license shall not exceed $100. 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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 3 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 1999, chapters 681<\/a> and 1019<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 198<\/a>; 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\/"}],"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":191073,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70461,"identifier":"28.2-302.8","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.8","url":"\/28.2-302.8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-302.8\/","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.8","dublin_core":{"Title":"Headboat or charterboat; rental boats","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-302.8","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may establish the sale of a fishing<\/span> guide license. If established, such fishing<\/span> guide license shall be required for each charterboat and headboat captain. The Commission<\/span> may limit the sale of such licenses when deemed necessary by the Commission<\/span> for effective fisheries<\/span> management. The application for the license shall include a copy of the applicant’s current U.S. Coast Guard license permitting him to carry passengers for hire. The fee for the license shall not exceed $100. The Commission<\/span> may reduce the fee charged for the saltwater recreational fishing<\/span> license under subsection B by an amount equal to the fee for the fishing<\/span> guide license. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The owner of a headboat or charterboat annually shall purchase a recreational fishing<\/span> license which covers his passengers and the captain and mate of the vessel to meet the requirements set forth in § 28.2-302.1<\/a>. The annual cost of the license shall be $150 for uninspected vessels licensed by the United States Coast Guard to carry six fishing<\/span> passengers or fewer and, for boats United States Coast Guard certified to carry a number of fishing<\/span> passengers greater than six, $150 plus $4 for each passenger over six for which the boat is designed. A headboat or charterboat owner who has purchased the license required under this subsection shall be issued, at no additional cost, the saltwater recreational fishing<\/span> license issued pursuant to § 28.2-302.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The owner of a boat rental service shall purchase a recreational fishing<\/span> license which covers his customers to meet the requirements set forth in § 28.2-302.1<\/a>. The annual cost of the license shall be $7.50 per boat with a maximum fee of $500, whichever is less. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Charterboat and headboat operators shall report such data as are deemed necessary by the Commission<\/span> for the effective fisheries<\/span> management as a condition of issuance of the license. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/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>. 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\nHEADBOAT OR CHARTERBOAT; RENTAL BOATS (\u00a7 28.2-302.8)\n\nA. The Commission may establish the sale of a fishing guide license. If\nestablished, such fishing guide license shall be required for each charterboat\nand headboat captain. The Commission may limit the sale of such licenses when\ndeemed necessary by the Commission for effective fisheries management. The\napplication for the license shall include a copy of the applicant’s\ncurrent U.S. Coast Guard license permitting him to carry passengers for hire.\nThe fee for the license shall not exceed $100. The Commission may reduce the fee\ncharged for the saltwater recreational fishing license under subsection B by an\namount equal to the fee for the fishing guide license.\n\nB. The owner of a headboat or charterboat annually shall purchase a recreational\nfishing license which covers his passengers and the captain and mate of the\nvessel to meet the requirements set forth in § 28.2-302.1. The annual cost\nof the license shall be $150 for uninspected vessels licensed by the United\nStates Coast Guard to carry six fishing passengers or fewer and, for boats\nUnited States Coast Guard certified to carry a number of fishing passengers\ngreater than six, $150 plus $4 for each passenger over six for which the boat is\ndesigned. A headboat or charterboat owner who has purchased the license required\nunder this subsection shall be issued, at no additional cost, the saltwater\nrecreational fishing license issued pursuant to § 28.2-302.1.\n\nC. The owner of a boat rental service shall purchase a recreational fishing\nlicense which covers his customers to meet the requirements set forth in §\n28.2-302.1. The annual cost of the license shall be $7.50 per boat with a\nmaximum fee of $500, whichever is less.\n\nD. Charterboat and headboat operators shall report such data as are deemed\nnecessary by the Commission for the effective fisheries management as a\ncondition of issuance of the license.\n\nE. 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. The Commission may\nsubsequently revise the cost of licenses in this section pursuant to §\n28.2-201.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 895; 1999, cc. 681, 1019; 2005, c. 198; 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}}