Virginia § 28.2-225 Fishing license required; penalty

Virginia Statutes

§ 28.2-225 — Fishing license required; penalty

Virginia § 28.2-225

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 28.2FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS

Subtitle IITIDAL FISHERIES

Ch. 2GENERAL PROVISIONS

Art. 5LICENSING GENERALLY

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Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 28.2-225 (2026).

Text

It shall be unlawful to fish in the tidal waters of the Commonwealth or those waters under the joint jurisdiction of the Commonwealth without first obtaining the required license, subject to the exemptions set out in § 28.2-226.

Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Legislative History

Code 1950, §§ 28-42, 28-43, 28-61, 28-66; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, §§ 28.1-47, 28.1-48, 28.1-59, 28.1-64; 1966, cc. 684, 695; 1968, c. 748; 1972, c. 833; 1973, c. 21; 1974, c. 313; 1976, c. 392; 1978, cc. 347, 358; 1979, c. 274; 1980, c. 605; 1981, cc. 61, 525; 1982, c. 461; 1983, c. 307; 1988, c. 710; 1990, c. 445; 1992, cc. 493, 503, 836, 895.