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1999 SESSION
990116132Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 28.2-302.8 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 28.2-302.8. Headboat or charterboat; rental boats.
A. The Commission may establish and limit the sale of a fishing guide license. If established, such fishing guide license shall be required for each charterboat and headboat captain. The application for the license shall include a copy of the applicant’s current U.S. Coast Guard license permitting him to carry passengers for hire. The fee for the license shall not exceed $ 100. The Commission may reduce the fee charged for the saltwater recreational fishing license under subsection B by an amount equal to the fee for the fishing guide license.
B. The owner of a headboat or charterboat annually shall purchase a recreational fishing license which covers his customers to meet the requirements set forth in § 28.2-302.1. The annual cost of the license shall be $150 for uninspected vessels licensed by the United States Coast Guard to carry six fishing passengers or fewer and, for boats United States Coast Guard certified to carry a number of fishing passengers greater than six, $150 plus $4 for each passenger over six for which the boat is designed.
B C. The owner of a boat rental service shall purchase a recreational fishing
license which covers his customers to meet the requirements set forth in §
28.2-302.1. The annual cost of the license shall be $7.50 per boat with a
maximum fee of $500, whichever is less.
C D. Charterboat and headboat operators shall report such data as are deemed
necessary by the Commission for the effective fisheries management as a condition of issuance of the
license.
D E. All funds collected pursuant to this section shall be paid into the state
treasury to the credit of the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund, as
established by § 28.2-302.3.