Virginia § 28.2-402 - License fee to take menhaden with purse nets
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§ 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:
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: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28.2-402 ("License fee to take menhaden with purse nets") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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