{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-301","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 28.2-301","heading":"License fee for fishing in tidal waters","body":"Every applicant for a license to catch or take fish shall pay the following license fee or such fee as it may be subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201:1. On each pound net, $25;2. On each stake gill net of 1,200 feet in length or under with a fixed location, $15;3. On all other gill nets up to 600 feet, $10;4. On all other gill nets over 600 feet and up to 1,200 feet, $15;5. On each person using a cast net or throw net or similar device, $8;6. On each fyke net head, weir, or similar device, $8;7. For up to 100 fish pots or eel pots, $12;8. For over 100 but not more than 300 fish pots or eel pots, $20;9. For over 300 fish pots or eel pots, $50;10. For fish trotlines, $12;11. On each person using or operating a fish dip net, $6;12. On each haul seine under 500 yards in length used for catching fish, $29; or13. On each haul seine from 500 yards up to 1,000 yards in length used for catching fish, $88.Code 1950, § 28-43; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-48; 1966, c. 684; 1968, c. 748; 1972, c. 833; 1973, c. 21; 1976, c. 392; 1979, c. 274; 1981, c. 61; 1983, c. 307; 1990, c. 445; 1992, cc. 493, 503, 836; 1993, c. 11; 2009, c. 9.","path":["Title 28.2. FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS","Subtitle II. TIDAL FISHERIES","Chapter 3. FINFISH","Article 1. LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/28.2-301/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:19Z","sha256":"134165c9b587134aa159ee6497e9a6e56f4eb84cea634f1fd0512216d3ac73d7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-300","next":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}