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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":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":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":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":191077,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74897,"identifier":"28.2-302.9","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.9","url":"\/28.2-302.9\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-302.9\/","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/28.2-302.9","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commercial fishing pier","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-302.9","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The owner of a commercial fishing<\/span> pier, as defined in § 28.2-302<\/a>, shall have the option of purchasing a saltwater recreational fishing<\/span> license, covering his customers, in order<\/span> to meet the licensing requirements set forth in § 28.2-302.1<\/a>. The cost of the license shall be $450. If the owner of the pier does not purchase such a license, individuals shall still purchase a license as required by § 28.2-302.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Owners of commercial piers 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>. 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\nCOMMERCIAL FISHING PIER (\u00a7 28.2-302.9)\n\nA. The owner of a commercial fishing pier, as defined in § 28.2-302, shall\nhave the option of purchasing a saltwater recreational fishing license, covering\nhis customers, in order to meet the licensing requirements set forth in §\n28.2-302.1. The cost of the license shall be $450. If the owner of the pier does\nnot purchase such a license, individuals shall still purchase a license as\nrequired by § 28.2-302.1.\n\nB. Owners of commercial piers shall report catch and other data as are deemed\nnecessary by the Commission for effective fisheries management.\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. The Commission may\nsubsequently revise the cost of licenses in this section pursuant to §\n28.2-201.\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}}