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CHAPTER 409 An Act to amend and reenact § 28.2-234 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 28.2-235 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Marine Resources Commission; license tags and identification numbers; marking of commercial fishing boats, nets, and other devices. [H 645] Approved April 8, 2026 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 28.2-234 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: § 28.2-234. License tags and identification numbers to be fastened; penalty. A. License tags or identification numbers shall be attached and displayed in [the] [following] a manner prescribed by the Commission[:] [1.] [License] [tags] [for] [fixed] [fishery] [devices,] [including] [pound] [nets,] [fyke] [nets,] [crab] [traps,] [and] [staked] [gill] [nets,] [shall] [be] [fastened] [to] [one] [of] [the] [offshore] [stakes.] [2.] [License] [tags] [for] [anchored] [gill] [nets] [and] [drift] [gill] [nets] [shall] [be] [fastened] [to] [a] [flagstaff] [or] [a] [buoy] [that] [is] [visible] [from] [the] [surface.] [3.] [License] [tags] [for] [vessels] [using] [haul] [seines,] [purse] [nets,] [trawl] [nets,] [crab] [pots,] [trotlines,] [and] [crab] [scrapes] [shall] [be] [fastened] [at] [a] [conspicuous] [place] [on] [the] [starboard] [side] [or] [the] [mast] [of] [the] [vessel.] [4.] [License] [tags] [issued] [for] [businesses] [purchasing] [seafood] [shall] [be] [affixed] [in] [a] [conspicuous] [place] [on] [the] [business] [establishment,] [boat] [or] [motor] [vehicle.] [5.] [Identification] [numbers] [when] [issued] [for] [particular] [devices] [shall] [be] [applied] [by] [the] [license] [holder] [and] [shall] [be] [in] [place] [at] [all] [times] [when] [the] [gear] [is] [deployed]. B. Any such licensee who fails to properly attach or display such a license tag or identification number is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 2. That § 28.2-235 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.
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