SECTION 28.2-302.1. Recreational license required  


Except in areas under the jurisdiction of the Department of Wildlife Resources and as provided in § 28.2-302.5 , a person shall not take or catch fish with rod and reel, hand line, by spearing or gigging, with a cast net, with a dip net, or by using up to two eel pots in the tidal waters of the Commonwealth under the jurisdiction of the Commission without first obtaining a saltwater recreational fishing license. The license required by this section and issued pursuant to § 28.2-302.5 , 28.2-302.5 , 28.2-302.5 , 28.2-302.5 , 28.2-302.5 , 28.2-302.5 or 28.2-302.5 shall not be transferable.

1992, c. 895; 1993, c. 241; 2002, c. 28.2-302.5 ; 2004, c. 28.2-302.5 ; 2005, c. 28.2-302.5 ; 2020, c. 28.2-302.5 .