{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-228","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 28.2-228","heading":"Licenses for purchase of fish, shellfish, or marine organisms from the catcher; fee","body":"A. Any person purchasing from the catcher clams, crabs, fish, or other seafood, except oysters, caught from the waters of the Commonwealth or the Potomac River, shall pay a license fee of (i) $50 for each place of business and (ii) $25 for each boat or motor vehicle used for buying. The Commission may subsequently revise the cost of licenses pursuant to § 28.2-201.B. Any person purchasing from the catcher oysters caught from the public grounds of the Commonwealth or the Potomac River shall pay a license fee of (i) $50 for a single place of business with one boat or motor vehicle used for buying oysters and (ii) $100 for a single place of business with multiple boats or motor vehicles used for buying oysters. The Commission may subsequently revise the cost of licenses pursuant to § 28.2-201.C. No license shall be required of any person purchasing seafood for personal consumption, any place of business which is solely a restaurant, or any person who operates a business which is subject to local license taxes under § 58.1-3703 and who has in his possession no more than one bushel of peeler crabs to be sold as bait.1970, c. 726, § 28.1-119.1; 1979, c. 274; 1980, c. 218; 1984, c. 316; 1988, c. 27; 1992, c. 836; 2009, c. 9; 2013, c. 38.","path":["Title 28.2. FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS","Subtitle II. TIDAL FISHERIES","Chapter 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Article 5. LICENSING GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/28.2-228/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:19Z","sha256":"8047e60343f287fd4736555a5bb818d992a2a49a1d37d421085965dffd1efe3e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-227","next":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-228.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}