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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 13 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 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1966, chapter 695; in 1974, chapter 313; in 1978, chapters 347 and 358; in 1979, chapter 274; in 1980, chapter 605; in 1982, chapter 461; in 1988, chapter 710; in 1992, chapter 836; in 2009, chapter 9<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 59<\/a> and 760<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 104<\/a> and 133<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72278,"section_number":"28.2-204.1","catch_line":"Limited sale of gear licenses and permits; regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-204.1\/"},{"id":56652,"section_number":"28.2-241","catch_line":"Registration of commercial fishermen required; exemption; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-241\/"},{"id":61283,"section_number":"28.2-400.1","catch_line":"Criteria for qualifying for a limited entry purse seine menhaden bait license","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-400.1\/"},{"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\/"},{"id":78126,"section_number":"28.2-409","catch_line":"Menhaden fishing prohibited in certain areas; exception","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-409\/"}],"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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191173,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62052,"identifier":"28.2-402","token":"28.2\/II\/4\/1\/28.2-402","url":"\/28.2-402\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-402\/","token":"28.2\/II\/4\/1\/28.2-402","dublin_core":{"Title":"License fee to take menhaden with purse nets","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-402","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person desiring to take or catch menhaden with purse nets shall pay to the officer<\/span> or agent a license fee as follows or as subsequently revised by the Commission<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-201<\/a>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> On each boat or vessel under 70 gross tons fishing<\/span> for the purse seine menhaden reduction sector, $249. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> On each vessel 70 gross tons or over fishing<\/span> for the purse seine menhaden reduction sector, $996. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> On each boat or vessel under 70 gross tons fishing<\/span> for the purse seine menhaden bait sector, $249. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> On each vessel 70 gross tons or over fishing<\/span> for the purse seine menhaden bait sector, $996.\n\t\t\tAny person purchasing more than one of these licenses for the same vessel shall pay a fee equal to that for a single license. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSE FEE TO TAKE MENHADEN WITH PURSE NETS (\u00a7 28.2-402)\n\nAny person desiring to take or catch menhaden with purse nets shall pay to the\nofficer or agent a license fee as follows or as subsequently revised by the\nCommission pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-201:\n\n1. On each boat or vessel under 70 gross tons fishing for the purse seine\nmenhaden reduction sector, $249.\n\n2. On each vessel 70 gross tons or over fishing for the purse seine menhaden\nreduction sector, $996.\n\n3. On each boat or vessel under 70 gross tons fishing for the purse seine\nmenhaden bait sector, $249.\n\n4. On each vessel 70 gross tons or over fishing for the purse seine menhaden\nbait sector, $996.\n\t\t\tAny person purchasing more than one of these licenses for the same vessel\nshall pay a fee equal to that for a single license.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-61; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-59; 1966, c.\n695; 1974, c. 313; 1978, cc. 347, 358; 1979, c. 274; 1980, c. 605; 1982, c. 461;\n1988, c. 710; 1992, c. 836; 2009, c. 9; 2013, cc. 59, 760; 2014, cc. 104, 133.","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}}