{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-239","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 28.2-239","heading":"Exemptions from article","body":"Nothing in this article applies to boats used purely for recreation, or for taking fish or shellfish by rod and line or with hand lines, for family use only.Code 1950, § 28-80; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-78; 1992, c. 836.","path":["Title 28.2. FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS","Subtitle II. TIDAL FISHERIES","Chapter 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Article 6. MARKING OF BOATS, NETS AND OTHER DEVICES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/28.2-239/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:19Z","sha256":"bd239803eac4b025706b1ca782aaf8a3a2b0fccdbc79411b2f6322b85471fcb8","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-238","next":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}