License fee to take menhaden with purse nets
Va. Code Ann. § 28.2-402
in effectAny person desiring to take or catch menhaden with purse nets shall pay to the officer or agent a license fee as follows or as subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201 :
1. On each boat or vessel under 70 gross tons fishing for the purse seine menhaden reduction sector, $249.
2. On each vessel 70 gross tons or over fishing for the purse seine menhaden reduction sector, $996.
3. On each boat or vessel under 70 gross tons fishing for the purse seine menhaden bait sector, $249.
4. On each vessel 70 gross tons or over fishing for the purse seine menhaden bait sector, $996.
Any person purchasing more than one of these licenses for the same vessel shall pay a fee equal to that for a single license.
Code 1950, § 28-61; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-59; 1966, c. 695; 1974, c. 313; 1978, cc. 347, 358; 1979, c. 274; 1980, c. 605; 1982, c. 461; 1988, c. 710; 1992, c. 836; 2009, c. 9 ; 2013, cc. 59 , 760 ; 2014, cc. 104 , 133 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/28.2-402/Fetched: 10/16/2026