Virginia Code 28.2-402: License fee to take menhaden with purse nets.
Any 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:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 28.2-402
- Commission: means the Marine Resources Commission. See Virginia Code 28.2-100
- Officer: means a member of the Virginia Marine Police. See Virginia Code 28.2-100
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
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.