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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 15 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 368; in 1956, chapter 293; in 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1964, chapter 393; in 1966, chapter 684; in 1968, chapter 785; in 1970, chapter 726; in 1979, chapter 274; in 1983, chapters 307 and 603; in 1985, chapter 180; in 1990, chapter 154; in 1992, chapter 836; in 1993, chapter 11; in 2009, chapter 9<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"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":191713,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64125,"identifier":"28.2-702","token":"28.2\/II\/7\/2\/28.2-702","url":"\/28.2-702\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-702\/","token":"28.2\/II\/7\/2\/28.2-702","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licenses to take crabs; shedding operations; amount of fee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-702","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person desiring to take or catch crabs for market or profit from the waters of this Commonwealth, or waters under its jurisdiction<\/span>, or any person desiring to engage in the business of buying or marketing crabs for packing or canning crabs, shall pay to any officer<\/span> the following fees or as such fees may be subsequently revised by the Commission<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-201<\/a>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> For each person taking or catching crabs by dip nets, $8; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> For ordinary trotlines, $8; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> For patent trotlines, $31; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> For up to 100 crab pots<\/span>, $29; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> For over 100 but not more than 300 crab pots<\/span>, $48; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> For over 300 but not more than 500 crab pots<\/span>, $100; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> For over 500 crab pots<\/span>, $250; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> For each boat used for taking or catching hard crabs with dredges, $58; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> For each crab trap or crab pound, $5; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> For each single-rigged crab-scrape boat, $16; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> For each double-rigged crab-scrape boat, $32; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> For up to 20 tanks and floats for shedding crabs, $7.50; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

13.<\/span> For more than 20 tanks or floats for shedding crabs, $15; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

14.<\/span> For taking or catching peeler crabs<\/span> using peeler pots<\/span>, $29. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSES TO TAKE CRABS; SHEDDING OPERATIONS; AMOUNT OF FEE (\u00a7 28.2-702)\n\nAny person desiring to take or catch crabs for market or profit from the waters\nof this Commonwealth, or waters under its jurisdiction, or any person desiring\nto engage in the business of buying or marketing crabs for packing or canning\ncrabs, shall pay to any officer the following fees or as such fees may be\nsubsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-201:\n\n1. For each person taking or catching crabs by dip nets, $8;\n\n2. For ordinary trotlines, $8;\n\n3. For patent trotlines, $31;\n\n4. For up to 100 crab pots, $29;\n\n5. For over 100 but not more than 300 crab pots, $48;\n\n6. For over 300 but not more than 500 crab pots, $100;\n\n7. For over 500 crab pots, $250;\n\n8. For each boat used for taking or catching hard crabs with dredges, $58;\n\n9. For each crab trap or crab pound, $5;\n\n10. For each single-rigged crab-scrape boat, $16;\n\n11. For each double-rigged crab-scrape boat, $32;\n\n12. For up to 20 tanks and floats for shedding crabs, $7.50;\n\n13. For more than 20 tanks or floats for shedding crabs, $15; and\n\n14. For taking or catching peeler crabs using peeler pots, $29.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-170; 1954, c. 368; 1956, c. 293; 1960, c. 517; 1962,\nc. 406, \u00a7 28.1-165; 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1968, c. 785; 1970, c. 726;\n1979, c. 274; 1983, cc. 307, 603; 1985, c. 180; 1990, c. 154; 1992, c. 836;\n1993, c. 11; 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}}