                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO TAKE OR CATCH OYSTERS OR CLAMS (§ 28.2-501)

A. Any resident of this Commonwealth who desires to take or catch oysters or
clams by any device other than a scrape or dredge shall apply to the
Commissioner for a license.

B. Any resident desiring to dredge or scrape for oysters shall apply in writing
to the officer assigned to the district in which he resides. The application
shall be sworn to and shall state the name of his vessel, the owner or owners,
the captain or person in charge, and the length of vessel or gross tonnage at
which it is rated. The application shall further state the district in which the
owner resides; that the applicant is a resident qualified under the requirements
of this section; that no nonresident owns the vessel, in whole or in part; and
that it is not held with any intention, or under any agreement, to return it at
any subsequent time to a nonresident.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 28-137, 28-150; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, §§
28.1-120, 28.1-129; 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1970, c. 726; 1979, c. 274;
1991, c. 285; 1992, c. 836.