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However, any nonresident desiring to take or catch fish in Back Bay and its tributaries for which a permit is required and where such fishing is not prohibited, shall first pay $350 per year to the Department for a nonresident harvester’s permit. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1956, chapter 343; in 1974, chapter 363; in 1987, chapter 488; in 1988, chapter 250; in 1989, chapter 692; in 1997, chapter 57<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65099,"section_number":"29.1-416.1","catch_line":"Use of eel pots in the waters of Back Bay and its tributaries","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-416.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":192935,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57223,"identifier":"29.1-416","token":"29.1\/4\/3\/29.1-416","url":"\/29.1-416\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-416\/","token":"29.1\/4\/3\/29.1-416","dublin_core":{"Title":"Netting fish","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-416","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The fee for a permit to net fish in inland waters, for private table use, or for sale where permitted, shall be as follows: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> County dip net, three dollars and fifty cents each per year; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Gill net, eight dollars each per year; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Haul seine, seventeen dollars and fifty cents each per year; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Haul seine to catch species designated by the Board<\/span> for sale, forty-five dollars each per year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may permit a licensee to use dip nets or gill nets to take for sale fish of any designated species in the waters of Back Bay and its tributaries. However, any nonresident desiring to take or catch fish in Back Bay and its tributaries for which a permit is required and where such fishing<\/span> is not prohibited, shall first pay $350 per year to the Department<\/span> for a nonresident harvester’s permit. Such a permit shall be required for each boat used to take or catch fish in Back Bay and its 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\nNETTING FISH (\u00a7 29.1-416)\n\nA. The fee for a permit to net fish in inland waters, for private table use, or\nfor sale where permitted, shall be as follows:\n\n 1. County dip net, three dollars and fifty cents each per year;\n\n 2. Gill net, eight dollars each per year;\n\n 3. Haul seine, seventeen dollars and fifty cents each per year; and\n\n 4. Haul seine to catch species designated by the Board for sale, forty-five\n dollars each per year.\n\nB. The Board may permit a licensee to use dip nets or gill nets to take for sale\nfish of any designated species in the waters of Back Bay and its tributaries.\nHowever, any nonresident desiring to take or catch fish in Back Bay and its\ntributaries for which a permit is required and where such fishing is not\nprohibited, shall first pay $350 per year to the Department for a nonresident\nharvester’s permit. Such a permit shall be required for each boat used to\ntake or catch fish in Back Bay and its tributaries, and shall be in addition to\nany other permit required for the activity involved.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 29-110; 1956, c. 343; 1974, c. 363; 1987, c. 488; 1988,\nc. 250; 1989, c. 692; 1997, c. 57.","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}}