77079628.2-400.1Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Fisheries And Habitat Of The Tidal WatersTidal FisheriesUse Of Purse Nets For Taking MenhadenLicensesCriteria for qualifying for a limited entry purse seine menhaden bait license2013, cc. 59, 760.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/28.2-400.1/28.2-402License fee to take menhaden with purse nets/28.2-402//28.2-400.1/28.2/II/4/1/28.2-400.128.2-400.328.2-403The Commission shall establish and administer a limited entry purse seine menhaden bait license that meets the requirements of this section.sectionAA1In order to qualify for a limited entry purse seine menhaden bait license, an applicant shall have held a purse seine license, as established in § 28.2-402, in 2011 and shall have landed menhaden in the Commonwealth in each of the years 2009, 2010, and 2011. Such person shall also have used purse seine gear to harvest menhaden in at least one of those three years. Proof of landings and gear usage shall be in the form of receipts, landing reports, or other verifiable documents as designated by the Commission.sectionBB1