                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA SALTWATER RECREATIONAL FISHING DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED (§
28.2-302.3)

There is hereby established a special, nonreverting fund in the state treasury
to be known as the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund,
hereafter referred to as the Fund. The interest earned on the principal of the
Fund also shall not revert to the general fund. The Fund shall be administered
by the Commission, to be used solely for the purposes of conserving and
enhancing finfish species taken by recreational anglers; enforcing the
provisions of §§ 28.2-302, 28.2-302.1, and 28.2-302.6 through 28.2-302.9 and
regulations promulgated thereunder; improving recreational fishing
opportunities; administrating the Virginia Saltwater Sport Fishing Tournament
certificates program; obtaining necessary data and conducting research for
fisheries management; and creating or restoring habitat for species taken by
recreational fishermen. The Fund shall consist of moneys collected pursuant to
§§ 28.2-302, 28.2-302.2, and 28.2-302.6 through 28.2-302.9.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 895; 1995, c. 169.