{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-202","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 28.2-202","heading":"Commissioner; fishery powers","body":"The Commissioner may:1. Investigate all matters affecting the seafood industry; and2. Provide for the development of programs designed to enhance and improve commercial and sport fisheries in Virginia's tidal waters.Code 1950, §§ 28-16, 28-23; 1962, c. 406, §§ 28.1-9, 28.1-16; 1973, c. 148; 1992, c. 836.","path":["Title 28.2. FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS","Subtitle II. TIDAL FISHERIES","Chapter 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Article 1. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/28.2-202/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:19Z","sha256":"e15a8c01ac9420aa947c1a2f736bfd452aaa2c81c1e6c7ab203bb072e6fb4dd7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-201.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}