Virginia § 28.2-549 - Violations; recovery of oyster resource user fees; penalties
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 28.2-549 — Violations; recovery of oyster resource user fees; penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28.2-549. Violations; recovery of oyster resource user fees; penalties
Any person who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person willfully failing to pay oyster resource user fees to the Commission in the manner required by this article is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The Commission may maintain an action at law against any person required to pay oyster resource user fees to the Commission for the amount of oyster resource user fees due, plus interest, and a penalty to be added to the oyster resource user fees in the amount of six percent if the failure is for not more than one month, with an additional six percent for each additional month, or fraction thereof, during which the failure continues, not to exceed 30 percent in the aggregate.
Code 1950, § 28-109; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-95; 1988, c. 313; 1992, c. 836; 2013, c. 38.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Virginia § 28.2-549
What does Code of Virginia § 28.2-549 cover?
Section 28.2-549 ("Violations; recovery of oyster resource user fees; penalties") 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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