                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SEAFOOD LANDING LICENSES (§ 28.2-228.1)

A. The Commission may by regulation establish licenses for the landing of
seafood in Virginia, the fee for which shall not exceed $150 or as subsequently
revised by the Commission pursuant to &#xA7; 28.2-201. The regulations may limit
the number of such licenses that may be issued and may establish eligibility
criteria. Fees collected from the sale of seafood landing licenses shall be
deposited to the Marine Fishing Improvement Fund established in &#xA7; 28.2-208.

B. The Commission may grant exceptions to the license requirement established in
subsection A to any person registered as a commercial fisherman under the
provisions of &#xA7; 28.2-241.

C. The following shall be Class 3 misdemeanors: (i) landing seafood without the
license that may be required under this section and (ii) failure to produce or
have available for inspection the license that may be required under this
section when requested by any officer. Failure to produce the license is prima
facie evidence that the person is landing seafood without a license.

HISTORY: 1996, c. 214; 2009, c. 9.