Code of Virginia - Title 28.2 Fisheries And Habitat Of The Tidal Waters - Section 28.2-228 License for purchase of fish, shellfish, or marine organisms from the catcher; fee

§ 28.2-228. License for purchase of fish, shellfish, or marine organisms from the catcher; fee

A. Any person, purchasing from the catcher, oysters or clams caught from the public grounds of the Commonwealth or the Potomac River, or crabs, fish, or other seafood caught from the waters of the Commonwealth or the Potomac River, shall pay a license fee of (i) fifty dollars for each place of business and (ii) twenty-five dollars for each boat or motor vehicle used for buying.

B. No license shall be required of any person purchasing seafood for personal consumption, any place of business which is solely a restaurant, or any person who operates a business which is subject to local license taxes under § 58.1-3703 and who has in his possession no more than one bushel of peeler crabs to be sold as bait.

(1970, c. 726, § 28.1-119.1; 1979, c. 274; 1980, c. 218; 1984, c. 316; 1988, c. 27; 1992, c. 836.)

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