{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/28.2-504.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/28.2-504.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/28.2-504.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/28.2-504.html"}],"law_id":55370,"edition_id":1,"section_id":55370,"structure_id":14190,"section_number":"28.2-504","catch_line":"License fee graduated; penalty","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 28-136; 1950, p. 976; 1954, c. 178; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-119; 1968, c. 747; 1979, c. 274; 1992, c. 836; 2009, c. 9.","full_text":"A\n\nEvery person engaged in the business of shucking or packing oysters in Virginia shall pay a license fee based on the amount of oysters shucked or packed by him during the previous year.B\n\nThe license fees to engage in the business of shucking or packing oysters are the following or as such fees may be subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-201:1\n\nFor under 1,000 gallons, $7.50;2\n\nFor 1,000 gallons up to 10,000, $20;3\n\nFor 10,000 gallons up to 25,000, $45;4\n\nFor 25,000 gallons up to 50,000, $75;5\n\nFor 50,000 gallons up to 100,000, $125;6\n\nFor 100,000 gallons up to 200,000, $175; and7\n\nFor 200,000 gallons or more, $275.\n\t\t\t\tAny person violating this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.C\n\nThe required license fee shall be collected in the same manner as other license fees collected under Virginia oyster laws.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":203017,"text":"Every person engaged in the business of shucking or packing oysters in Virginia shall pay a license fee based on the amount of oysters shucked or packed by him during the previous year.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":203018,"text":"The license fees to engage in the business of shucking or packing oysters are the following or as such fees may be subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-201:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":203019,"text":"For under 1,000 gallons, $7.50;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":203020,"text":"For 1,000 gallons up to 10,000, $20;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":203021,"text":"For 10,000 gallons up to 25,000, $45;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"5":{"id":203022,"text":"For 25,000 gallons up to 50,000, $75;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"B4","prefix_anchor":"B4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B3","next_prefix":"B5"},"6":{"id":203023,"text":"For 50,000 gallons up to 100,000, $125;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"B5","prefix_anchor":"B5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B4","next_prefix":"B6"},"7":{"id":203024,"text":"For 100,000 gallons up to 200,000, $175; and","type":"section","prefixes":["B","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"B6","prefix_anchor":"B6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B5","next_prefix":"B7"},"8":{"id":203025,"text":"For 200,000 gallons or more, $275.\n\t\t\t\tAny person violating this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"B7","prefix_anchor":"B7","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B6","next_prefix":"C"},"9":{"id":203026,"text":"The required license fee shall be collected in the same manner as other license fees collected under Virginia oyster laws.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B7"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14190,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licenses","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13617,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:12","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:12","permalink":{"id":191217,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14190,"identifier":"1","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/1","url":"\/28.2\/II\/5\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13617,"edition_id":1,"name":"Oysters and Clams","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12814,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:23","permalink":{"id":191215,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13617,"identifier":"5","token":"28.2\/II\/5","url":"\/28.2\/II\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12814,"edition_id":1,"name":"Tidal Fisheries","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12813,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":190673,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12814,"identifier":"II","token":"28.2\/II","url":"\/28.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12813,"edition_id":1,"name":"Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters","identifier":"28.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":190589,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12813,"identifier":"28.2","token":"28.2","url":"\/28.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":64760,"structure_id":14190,"section_number":"28.2-500","catch_line":"Residency and certain oyster licenses","url":"\/28.2-500\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/1\/28.2-500","metadata":false},{"id":85639,"structure_id":14190,"section_number":"28.2-501","catch_line":"Application for license to take or catch oysters or clams","url":"\/28.2-501\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/1\/28.2-501","metadata":false},{"id":71530,"structure_id":14190,"section_number":"28.2-502","catch_line":"License fees for taking oysters or clams in tidal waters","url":"\/28.2-502\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/1\/28.2-502","metadata":false},{"id":79421,"structure_id":14190,"section_number":"28.2-503","catch_line":"License for taking clams with tongs","url":"\/28.2-503\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/1\/28.2-503","metadata":false},{"id":55370,"structure_id":14190,"section_number":"28.2-504","catch_line":"License fee graduated; penalty","url":"\/28.2-504\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/1\/28.2-504","metadata":false},{"id":69135,"structure_id":14190,"section_number":"28.2-505","catch_line":"Sale of shells to Commission","url":"\/28.2-505\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/1\/28.2-505","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":79421,"structure_id":14190,"section_number":"28.2-503","catch_line":"License for taking clams with tongs","url":"\/28.2-503\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/1\/28.2-503","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":69135,"structure_id":14190,"section_number":"28.2-505","catch_line":"Sale of shells to Commission","url":"\/28.2-505\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/1\/28.2-505","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/28.2-504\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1954, chapter 178; in 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1968, chapter 747; in 1979, chapter 274; in 1992, chapter 836; in 2009, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?091+ful+CHAP0009\">9<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":191235,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55370,"identifier":"28.2-504","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/1\/28.2-504","url":"\/28.2-504\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-504\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/1\/28.2-504","dublin_core":{"Title":"License fee graduated; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-504","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Every person engaged in the business of shucking or packing oysters in Virginia shall pay a license fee based on the amount of oysters shucked or packed by him during the previous year. <a id=\"paragraph-203017\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-504\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The license fees to engage in the business of shucking or packing oysters are the following or as such fees may be subsequently revised by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Authority of Commission to make regulations, establish licenses, and prepare fishery management plans; accept federal grants; enforcement; penalty for violation of regulation\" href=\"\/28.2-201\/\">28.2-201<\/a>: <a id=\"paragraph-203018\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-504\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> For under 1,000 gallons, $7.50; <a id=\"paragraph-203019\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-504\/#B1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> For 1,000 gallons up to 10,000, $20; <a id=\"paragraph-203020\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-504\/#B2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> For 10,000 gallons up to 25,000, $45; <a id=\"paragraph-203021\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-504\/#B3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> For 25,000 gallons up to 50,000, $75; <a id=\"paragraph-203022\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-504\/#B4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> For 50,000 gallons up to 100,000, $125; <a id=\"paragraph-203023\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-504\/#B5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B6\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> For 100,000 gallons up to 200,000, $175; and <a id=\"paragraph-203024\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-504\/#B6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B7\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">7.<\/span> For 200,000 gallons or more, $275.\n\t\t\t\tAny person violating this section is guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-203025\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-504\/#B7\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The required license fee shall be collected in the same manner as other license fees collected under Virginia oyster <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-203026\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-504\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSE FEE GRADUATED; PENALTY (\u00a7 28.2-504)\n\nA. Every person engaged in the business of shucking or packing oysters in\nVirginia shall pay a license fee based on the amount of oysters shucked or\npacked by him during the previous year.\n\nB. The license fees to engage in the business of shucking or packing oysters are\nthe following or as such fees may be subsequently revised by the Commission\npursuant to \u00a7 28.2-201:\n\n   1. For under 1,000 gallons, $7.50;\n\n   2. For 1,000 gallons up to 10,000, $20;\n\n   3. For 10,000 gallons up to 25,000, $45;\n\n   4. For 25,000 gallons up to 50,000, $75;\n\n   5. For 50,000 gallons up to 100,000, $125;\n\n   6. For 100,000 gallons up to 200,000, $175; and\n\n   7. For 200,000 gallons or more, $275.\n   \t\t\t\tAny person violating this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nC. The required license fee shall be collected in the same manner as other\nlicense fees collected under Virginia oyster laws.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-136; 1950, p. 976; 1954, c. 178; 1960, c. 517; 1962,\nc. 406, \u00a7 28.1-119; 1968, c. 747; 1979, c. 274; 1992, c. 836; 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}}