Code of Virginia
Chapter 3 - Finfish
§ 28.2-302.7. Recreational boat; reporting of catch

A. The owner or operator of a recreational boat used for saltwater recreational fishing shall have the option of purchasing a saltwater recreational fishing license which covers his passengers and himself to meet the licensing requirements set forth in § 28.2-302.1. The cost of the license shall be $30 or as subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201 a year for boats; however, notwithstanding subdivision 4 of § 28.2-201, the Commission may institute a one-time fee increase of no more than $10 to purchase the license issued pursuant to this section. If the owner or operator of the boat does not purchase a license which covers all his passengers, individuals shall still purchase a license as required by § 28.2-302.1. Purchasers of licenses pursuant to this section will be issued an individual license, at no additional cost, as required in § 28.2-302.1.
B. Holders of licenses issued pursuant to subsection A shall report catch and other data as are deemed necessary by the Commission for effective fisheries management.
C. All funds collected pursuant to this section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund, as established by § 28.2-302.3.
1992, c. 895; 1994, c. 559; 1999, c. 106; 2009, c. 9; 2010, c. 484.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 28.2 - Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters

Chapter 3 - Finfish

§ 28.2-300. License application to fish with certain nets

§ 28.2-301. License fee for fishing in tidal waters

§ 28.2-302. Commercial fishing pier; license fee; penalty

§ 28.2-302.1. Recreational license required

§ 28.2-302.1:1. Fisherman Identification Program

§ 28.2-302.2. Recreational license fee; cooperative program

§ 28.2-302.2:1. Special combined individual sportfishing licenses

§ 28.2-302.3. Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund established

§ 28.2-302.4. Virginia Recreational Fishing Advisory Board established

§ 28.2-302.5. Exemptions to saltwater recreational fishing license

§ 28.2-302.6. Temporary license

§ 28.2-302.7. Recreational boat; reporting of catch

§ 28.2-302.7:1. Reissuance of licenses for recreational boats

§ 28.2-302.8. Headboat or charterboat; rental boats

§ 28.2-302.9. Commercial fishing pier

§ 28.2-302.10. Special lifetime saltwater recreational fishing license; permanently and totally disabled persons

§ 28.2-302.10:1. Lifetime saltwater recreational fishing licenses for residents and nonresidents

§ 28.2-303. Taking and sale of sturgeon prohibited; penalty

§ 28.2-304. Repealed

§ 28.2-305. Size of mesh and length and depth of certain nets; penalty

§ 28.2-306. Use of certain fishing devices in certain waters; penalty

§ 28.2-307. Length of fixed fishing device; gill nets; penalty

§ 28.2-308. Setting of gill nets in oceanfront; penalty

§ 28.2-309. Distance nets may extend across body of water or channel; prohibition; regulations; penalty

§ 28.2-310. Trotline prohibited on ocean side of Eastern Shore; penalty

§ 28.2-311. Chickahominy River in Charles City; penalty

§ 28.2-312. Rappahannock River and certain of its tributaries; penalty

§ 28.2-313. Killing fish by means of explosives, drugs, or poisons; possession; penalty

§ 28.2-314. Trawl nets and drag nets prohibited; sale of fish; penalty

§ 28.2-315. Fishing with trawl net within three-mile limit; license fee

§ 28.2-316. Trawling boat not granted license for other fishing device; penalty

§ 28.2-317. Prima facie evidence of violation; penalty

§ 28.2-318. Exemption for certain trawling activity

§ 28.2-319. Forfeiture of fishing gear, etc.