Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6277628.2-239Exemptions from article2025Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal WatersTidal FisheriesGeneral ProvisionsMarking of Boats, Nets and Other Devices

Nothing in this article applies to boats used purely for recreation, or for taking fish or shellfish by rod and line or with hand lines, for family use only.

Code 1950, § 28-80; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-78; 1992, c. 836.