CODE OF VIRGINIA

FISHING LICENSE REQUIRED; PENALTY (§ 28.2-225)

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.

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.