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2010 SESSION
10100565DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding sections numbered 28.2-204.2 and 29.1-318.1 as follows:
§ 28.2-204.2. Special species catch license established; Commission to adopt regulations.
A. The Commission shall adopt regulations establishing a special species catch license that
shall be issued to persons to
catch or take a specific species of fish when it finds that such species (i) are a
threat to the viability of other
tidal water fisheries or (ii)
may have a significant ecological or economic impact. The
regulations shall specify the
following:
1. The type of gear that shall be used;
2. Length of season or time period for which license is valid;
3. Tidal waters where such fishing is authorized; and
4. Daily catch limit.
B. The holder of such a license is authorized to commercially sell his catch.
C. The costs of the license shall not exceed the costs of issuing the license.
§ 29.1-318.1. Special species catch license established; Board to adopt regulations.
A. The Board shall adopt regulations establishing a special species catch license that shall be issued to persons to catch or take a specific species of fish when it finds that such species (i) are a threat to the viability of other freshwater fisheries or (ii) may have a significant ecological or economic impact. The regulations shall specify the following:
1. The type of gear that shall be used;
2. Length of season or time period for which license is valid;
3. Inland waters where such fishing is authorized; and
4. Daily catch limit.
B. The holder of such a license is authorized to commercially sell his catch.
C. The costs of the license shall not exceed the costs of issuing the license.