28.2-226.1 - Recreational gear license required. - Virginia Statutes

§ 28.2-226.1. Recreational gear license required.

A. Any person desiring to take or catch finfish or shellfish for recreationalpurposes in the tidal waters of the Commonwealth using commercial gearauthorized under § 28.2-226.2, and for which an exemption is not provided in§ 28.2-226, or included in § 28.2-302.1, shall first obtain the appropriatecommercial gear license for recreational purposes. A license to use such gearfor recreational purposes shall be issued to an individual for his exclusiveuse and shall not be transferable.

B. All gear licenses issued for recreational purposes shall be so marked.

C. Any person who has obtained a commercial gear license for recreationalpurposes only shall be exempt from the commercial fishing registrationrequirements of §§ 28.2-241 and 28.2-242.

D. For purposes of this section and § 28.2-226.2, "recreational purposes"means finfish or shellfish taken for personal use and not sold, traded,bartered or given to another in order to be sold, traded or bartered.

E. Holders of licenses under this section shall report catch and other dataas is deemed necessary by the Commission for effective fisheries management.

(1993, c. 219; 2005, c. 124.)