28.2-228.1 - Seafood landing licenses. - Virginia Statutes

§ 28.2-228.1. Seafood landing licenses.

A. The Commission may by regulation establish licenses for the landing ofseafood in Virginia, the fee for which shall not exceed $150 or assubsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201. Theregulations may limit the number of such licenses that may be issued and mayestablish eligibility criteria. Fees collected from the sale of seafoodlanding licenses shall be deposited to the Marine Fishing Improvement Fundestablished in § 28.2-208.

B. The Commission may grant exceptions to the license requirement establishedin subsection A to any person registered as a commercial fisherman under theprovisions of § 28.2-241.

C. The following shall be Class 3 misdemeanors: (i) landing seafood withoutthe license that may be required under this section and (ii) failure toproduce or have available for inspection the license that may be requiredunder this section when requested by any officer. Failure to produce thelicense is prima facie evidence that the person is landing seafood without alicense.

(1996, c. 214; 2009, c. 9.)