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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 706<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57223,"section_number":"29.1-416","catch_line":"Netting fish","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-416\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192939,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65099,"identifier":"29.1-416.1","token":"29.1\/4\/3\/29.1-416.1","url":"\/29.1-416.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-416.1\/","token":"29.1\/4\/3\/29.1-416.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of eel pots in the waters of Back Bay and its tributaries","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-416.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may permit a licensee to use eel pots to take American eels in the waters of Back Bay and North Landing River and their tributaries for sale or private use. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The annual fee for a permit to set eel pots in the waters of Back Bay and North Landing River and their tributaries for the purpose of taking American eels for private use or for sale shall be as follows: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Eel pots to catch eels for sale, $50; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Eel pots to catch eels for personal use, $17.50. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any nonresident desiring to take or catch American eels in the waters of Back Bay and North Landing River and their tributaries using eel pots shall first pay $350 per year to the Department<\/span> for a nonresident harvester’s permit, unless he has paid a permit fee pursuant to subsection B of § 29.1-416<\/a>. A separate nonresident harvester’s permit shall be required for each boat used to take or harvest American eels in the waters of Back Bay and North Landing River and their tributaries, and shall be in addition to any other permit required for the activity involved. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF EEL POTS IN THE WATERS OF BACK BAY AND ITS TRIBUTARIES (\u00a7 29.1-416.1)\n\nA. The Board may permit a licensee to use eel pots to take American eels in the\nwaters of Back Bay and North Landing River and their tributaries for sale or\nprivate use.\n\nB. The annual fee for a permit to set eel pots in the waters of Back Bay and\nNorth Landing River and their tributaries for the purpose of taking American\neels for private use or for sale shall be as follows:\n\n 1. Eel pots to catch eels for sale, $50; and\n\n 2. Eel pots to catch eels for personal use, $17.50.\n\nC. Any nonresident desiring to take or catch American eels in the waters of Back\nBay and North Landing River and their tributaries using eel pots shall first pay\n$350 per year to the Department for a nonresident harvester’s permit,\nunless he has paid a permit fee pursuant to subsection B of § 29.1-416. A\nseparate nonresident harvester’s permit shall be required for each boat\nused to take or harvest American eels in the waters of Back Bay and North\nLanding River and their tributaries, and shall be in addition to any other\npermit required for the activity involved.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 706.","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}}