{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-314","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 28.2-314","heading":"Trawl nets and drag nets prohibited; exception; license fee; penalty","body":"A. It is unlawful for any person (i) to take or catch fish, shellfish, or marine organisms with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device drawn through the waters by a vessel, boat, or other craft or (ii) to buy, sell, or offer for sale any fish taken or caught in the waters of the Commonwealth, or under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device. However, the Commission may issue licenses or permits to take or catch fish, shellfish, or marine organisms with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device within the three-mile limit of the Virginia Atlantic shoreline for the shrimp and horseshoe crab fisheries.B. The license or permit fee to fish with a trawl net, drag net, or similar device pursuant to subsection A shall be $100 or as subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201 for each boat so employed.C. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 28-68; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-67; 1973, c. 119; 1979, c. 18; 1992, c. 836; 2025, cc. 13, 18.","path":["Title 28.2. Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters","Subtitle II. Tidal Fisheries","Chapter 3. Finfish","Article 3. Restrictions on Trawling"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/28.2-314/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:19Z","sha256":"cdd32f1bd6670953ea6ccb8424a25dc2c3678c68d2afcaa15e82a1cd7a0fd7d5","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-313","next":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-315"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}