Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org7350028.2-202Commissioner; fishery powers2025Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal WatersTidal FisheriesGeneral ProvisionsPowers and Duties
The Commissioner may:
1. Investigate all matters affecting the seafood industry; and
2. Provide for the development of programs designed to enhance and improve commercial and sport fisheries in Virginia’s tidal waters.
Code 1950, §§ 28-16, 28-23; 1962, c. 406, §§ 28.1-9, 28.1-16; 1973, c. 148; 1992, c. 836.