CODE OF VIRGINIA

COMMISSIONER; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§ 28.2-104)

The Commissioner shall:

   1.  Enforce the marine fishery and habitat laws and regulations;

   2.  Serve as chief executive officer of the Commission and devote full time to
   the duties of the office;

   3.  Appoint all personnel; and

   4.  Establish and equip a permanent office on the Virginia Peninsula.

For purposes of this section, “Virginia Peninsula” shall include the
Cities of Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, and Poquoson, and the Counties of
James City and York.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 28-11, 28-16, 28-18, 28-19, 28-20; 1952, c. 177; 1962,
c. 406, §§ 28.1-4, 28.1-9, 28.1-11, 28.1-12, 28.1-13, 28.1-23; 1968, c. 749;
1973, c. 148; 1983, c. 318; 1984, c. 463; 1992, c. 836; 2009, c. 103.