{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-231","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 28.2-231","heading":"Exhibition of license; display to officers; penalty","body":"Any person engaged in fishing shall have the required license available for inspection and shall present such license when requested by an officer. Failure to present the license upon request of any officer is a Class 1 misdemeanor and prima facie evidence that the person is fishing without a license.Code 1950, §§ 28-137, 28-157; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, §§ 28.1-120, 28.1-133; 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1970, c. 726; 1979, c. 274; 1991, c. 285; 1992, c. 836.","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/28.2-231/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:19Z","sha256":"e72b551753ed92c53d1dd564963a986296b2588d6bcdd242fc8d4e1c7c282040","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-230","next":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-232"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}