                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COMMERCIAL FISHING PIER; LICENSE FEE; PENALTY (§ 28.2-302)

A. The owner of a commercial fishing pier shall pay an annual license fee of $50
or as subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to &#xA7; 28.2-201 for
each pier that is over or upon the subaqueous beds of the Commonwealth.

B. Net fishing shall not be permitted within 300 yards of the sides or end of a
commercial fishing pier. The Commission may decrease this distance if it
considers 300 yards to be an excessive distance because of the size of the body
of water where the pier is located. A violation of this subsection is a Class 3
misdemeanor.

C. The construction or erection of a commercial fishing pier on a subaqueous bed
of the Commonwealth is subject to the permit requirements of &#xA7; 28.2-1203.

D. For purposes of this section, a commercial fishing pier means any pier whose
primary purpose is to allow fishing by the public for a fee. A public fishing
pier operated by a political subdivision shall be considered to be a commercial
fishing pier, although no fee is charged.

HISTORY: 1976, c. 343, § 28.1-52.2; 1979, c. 274; 1992, c. 836; 2009, c. 9.