                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSES FOR PURCHASE OF FISH, SHELLFISH, OR MARINE ORGANISMS FROM THE CATCHER;
FEE (§ 28.2-228)

A. Any person purchasing from the catcher clams, crabs, fish, or other seafood,
except oysters, caught from the waters of the Commonwealth or the Potomac River,
shall pay a license fee of (i) $50 for each place of business and (ii) $25 for
each boat or motor vehicle used for buying. The Commission may subsequently
revise the cost of licenses pursuant to &#xA7; 28.2-201.

B. Any person purchasing from the catcher oysters caught from the public grounds
of the Commonwealth or the Potomac River shall pay a license fee of (i) $50 for
a single place of business with one boat or motor vehicle used for buying
oysters and (ii) $100 for a single place of business with multiple boats or
motor vehicles used for buying oysters. The Commission may subsequently revise
the cost of licenses pursuant to &#xA7; 28.2-201.

C. No license shall be required of any person purchasing seafood for personal
consumption, any place of business which is solely a restaurant, or any person
who operates a business which is subject to local license taxes under &#xA7;
58.1-3703 and who has in his possession no more than one bushel of peeler crabs
to be sold as bait.

HISTORY: 1970, c. 726, § 28.1-119.1; 1979, c. 274; 1980, c. 218; 1984, c. 316;
1988, c. 27; 1992, c. 836; 2009, c. 9; 2013, c. 38.