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A resident shall apply for a license to the Commissioner through the officer assigned to the district in which the fish processing factory is located, or in which the applicant resides or has its principal office.B\n\nIf the applicant for a license is a corporation, the application shall be made by an officer or one of the directors of the corporation; if the applicant is a partnership, the application shall be made by a general partner; if the applicant is a joint venture or other firm, by a member thereof; and if the applicant is an individual, by such individual.C\n\nThe application shall be in writing and sworn to by the applicant before a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths and shall disclose:1\n\nThe true name of the person, firm, or corporation owning the purse net, seine, or vessel, and all the related apparatus, and the true name of any persons, firms, or corporations holding the same by lease or charter, for which the license is desired; if it is a firm, the true names of all the members of the firm; and, if it is a corporation, whether it is a domestic or foreign corporation and the location of its principal office.2\n\nThe name of each vessel for which such a license is desired.3\n\nThe location of the factory which is to process the menhaden so taken and caught.4\n\nThat, during the period of this license, the applicant will not violate any of the laws of the Commonwealth in regard to the taking and catching of fish.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":267994,"text":"Any nonresident owning or holding by lease or charter a purse net, seine, or vessel of any description used in the waters of this Commonwealth, or waters within the jurisdiction of this Commonwealth, to catch menhaden shall apply to the Commissioner for a license. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1962, chapter 406; in 1966, chapter 684; in 1978, chapter 347; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/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":87175,"section_number":"28.2-403","catch_line":"Action of Commissioner on such application; transfer of license of disabled vessel; delegation of authority; appeals","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-403\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":191157,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74572,"identifier":"28.2-400","token":"28.2\/II\/4\/1\/28.2-400","url":"\/28.2-400\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-400\/","token":"28.2\/II\/4\/1\/28.2-400","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for license for resident or nonresident to catch menhaden","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-400","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any nonresident owning or holding by lease or charter a purse net, seine, or vessel of any description used in the waters of this Commonwealth, or waters within the jurisdiction<\/span> of this Commonwealth, to catch menhaden shall apply to the Commissioner<\/span> for a license. A resident<\/span> shall apply for a license to the Commissioner<\/span> through the officer<\/span> assigned to the district in which the fish<\/span> processing factory is located, or in which the applicant resides or has its principal office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the applicant for a license is a corporation, the application shall be made by an officer<\/span> or one of the directors of the corporation; if the applicant is a partnership, the application shall be made by a general partner; if the applicant is a joint venture or other firm, by a member thereof; and if the applicant is an individual, by such individual. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The application shall be in writing and sworn to by the applicant before a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths<\/span> and shall disclose: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The true name of the person, firm, or corporation owning the purse net, seine, or vessel, and all the related apparatus, and the true name of any persons, firms, or corporations holding the same by lease or charter, for which the license is desired; if it is a firm, the true names of all the members of the firm; and, if it is a corporation, whether it is a domestic or foreign corporation and the location of its principal office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The name of each vessel for which such a license is desired. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The location of the factory which is to process the menhaden so taken and caught. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> That, during the period of this license, the applicant will not violate any of the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth in regard to the taking and catching of fish<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT TO CATCH MENHADEN (\u00a7\n28.2-400)\n\nA. Any nonresident owning or holding by lease or charter a purse net, seine, or\nvessel of any description used in the waters of this Commonwealth, or waters\nwithin the jurisdiction of this Commonwealth, to catch menhaden shall apply to\nthe Commissioner for a license. A resident shall apply for a license to the\nCommissioner through the officer assigned to the district in which the fish\nprocessing factory is located, or in which the applicant resides or has its\nprincipal office.\n\nB. If the applicant for a license is a corporation, the application shall be\nmade by an officer or one of the directors of the corporation; if the applicant\nis a partnership, the application shall be made by a general partner; if the\napplicant is a joint venture or other firm, by a member thereof; and if the\napplicant is an individual, by such individual.\n\nC. The application shall be in writing and sworn to by the applicant before a\nnotary public or other person authorized to administer oaths and shall disclose:\n\n 1. The true name of the person, firm, or corporation owning the purse net,\n seine, or vessel, and all the related apparatus, and the true name of any\n persons, firms, or corporations holding the same by lease or charter, for\n which the license is desired; if it is a firm, the true names of all the\n members of the firm; and, if it is a corporation, whether it is a domestic or\n foreign corporation and the location of its principal office.\n\n 2. The name of each vessel for which such a license is desired.\n\n 3. The location of the factory which is to process the menhaden so taken and\n caught.\n\n 4. That, during the period of this license, the applicant will not violate any\n of the laws of the Commonwealth in regard to the taking and catching of fish.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-63; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-61; 1966, c. 684; 1978, c.\n347; 1992, c. 836.","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}}