{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/28.2-541.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/28.2-541.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/28.2-541.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/28.2-541.html"}],"law_id":82821,"edition_id":1,"section_id":82821,"structure_id":13618,"section_number":"28.2-541","catch_line":"Oyster resource user fees","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 28-137.1; 1952, c. 650; 1954, c. 663; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-93; 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 173; 1978, c. 583; 1983, c. 18; 1988, c. 313; 1992, c. 836; 2013, c. 38.","full_text":"A\n\nThere are imposed upon all oysters taken from the public rocks, beds, or shoals the following oyster resource user fees, per year: (i) on any licensed commercial fisherman harvesting oysters by hand, a fee of $50; (ii) on the use of any type of gear to harvest oysters, a fee of $300; (iii) on any business shucking or packing (a) no more than 1,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $500; (b) more than 1,000 but no more than 10,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $1,000; (c) more than 10,000 but no more than 25,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $2,000; and (d) more than 25,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $4,000; and (iv) on any oyster buyer using (1) a single truck or location, a fee of $100 and (2) multiple trucks or locations, a fee of $300.B\n\nAny commercial aquaculture operation taking oysters pursuant to § 28.2-603 from a riparian assignment or general oyster planting ground shall pay an oyster resource user fee of $50.C\n\nAny harvester shall pay only one oyster resource user fee per year for oyster gear used under clause (ii) of subsection A.D\n\nThe Commission may revoke the permit or license of any person who fails to comply with this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":296911,"text":"There are imposed upon all oysters taken from the public rocks, beds, or shoals the following oyster resource user fees, per year: (i) on any licensed commercial fisherman harvesting oysters by hand, a fee of $50; (ii) on the use of any type of gear to harvest oysters, a fee of $300; (iii) on any business shucking or packing (a) no more than 1,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $500; (b) more than 1,000 but no more than 10,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $1,000; (c) more than 10,000 but no more than 25,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $2,000; and (d) more than 25,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $4,000; and (iv) on any oyster buyer using (1) a single truck or location, a fee of $100 and (2) multiple trucks or locations, a fee of $300.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":296912,"text":"Any commercial aquaculture operation taking oysters pursuant to § 28.2-603 from a riparian assignment or general oyster planting ground shall pay an oyster resource user fee of $50.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":296913,"text":"Any harvester shall pay only one oyster resource user fee per year for oyster gear used under clause (ii) of subsection A.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":296914,"text":"The Commission may revoke the permit or license of any person who fails to comply with this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13618,"edition_id":1,"name":"Oyster Records and Resource User Fees","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13617,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:23","permalink":{"id":191373,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13618,"identifier":"3","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/3","url":"\/28.2\/II\/5\/3\/","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":76048,"structure_id":13618,"section_number":"28.2-538","catch_line":"Record of oysters handled; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 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 1952, chapter 650; in 1954, chapter 663; in 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1964, chapter 393; in 1966, chapter 173; in 1978, chapter 583; in 1983, chapter 18; in 1988, chapter 313; in 1992, chapter 836; in 2013, chapter 38<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56169,"section_number":"28.2-603","catch_line":"General oyster planting grounds","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-603\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191383,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82821,"identifier":"28.2-541","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/3\/28.2-541","url":"\/28.2-541\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-541\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/3\/28.2-541","dublin_core":{"Title":"Oyster resource user fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-541","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There are imposed upon all oysters taken from the public rocks, beds, or shoals<\/span> the following oyster resource user fees, per year: (i) on any licensed commercial fisherman harvesting oysters by hand, a fee of $50; (ii) on the use of any type of gear to harvest oysters, a fee of $300; (iii) on any business shucking or packing (a) no more than 1,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $500; (b) more than 1,000 but no more than 10,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $1,000; (c) more than 10,000 but no more than 25,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $2,000; and (d) more than 25,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $4,000; and (iv) on any oyster buyer using (1) a single truck or location, a fee of $100 and (2) multiple trucks or locations, a fee of $300. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any commercial aquaculture operation taking oysters pursuant to § 28.2-603<\/a> from a riparian assignment or general oyster planting ground shall pay an oyster resource user fee of $50. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any harvester shall pay only one oyster resource user fee per year for oyster gear used under clause (ii) of subsection A. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may revoke the permit or license of any person who fails to comply with this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOYSTER RESOURCE USER FEES (\u00a7 28.2-541)\n\nA. There are imposed upon all oysters taken from the public rocks, beds, or\nshoals the following oyster resource user fees, per year: (i) on any licensed\ncommercial fisherman harvesting oysters by hand, a fee of $50; (ii) on the use\nof any type of gear to harvest oysters, a fee of $300; (iii) on any business\nshucking or packing (a) no more than 1,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $500;\n(b) more than 1,000 but no more than 10,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $1,000;\n(c) more than 10,000 but no more than 25,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of\n$2,000; and (d) more than 25,000 gallons of oysters, a fee of $4,000; and (iv)\non any oyster buyer using (1) a single truck or location, a fee of $100 and (2)\nmultiple trucks or locations, a fee of $300.\n\nB. Any commercial aquaculture operation taking oysters pursuant to §\n28.2-603 from a riparian assignment or general oyster planting ground shall pay\nan oyster resource user fee of $50.\n\nC. Any harvester shall pay only one oyster resource user fee per year for oyster\ngear used under clause (ii) of subsection A.\n\nD. The Commission may revoke the permit or license of any person who fails to\ncomply with this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-137.1; 1952, c. 650; 1954, c. 663; 1960, c. 517; 1962,\nc. 406, \u00a7 28.1-93; 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 173; 1978, c. 583; 1983, c. 18; 1988,\nc. 313; 1992, c. 836; 2013, c. 38.","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}}