28.2-225 - Fishing license required; penalty.
§ 28.2-225. Fishing license required; penalty.
It shall be unlawful to fish in the tidal waters of the Commonwealth or thosewaters under the joint jurisdiction of the Commonwealth without firstobtaining the required license, subject to the exemptions set out in §28.2-226.
Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(Code 1950, §§ 28-42, 28-43, 28-61, 28-66; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, §§28.1-47, 28.1-48, 28.1-59, 28.1-64; 1966, cc. 684, 695; 1968, c. 748; 1972,c. 833; 1973, c. 21; 1974, c. 313; 1976, c. 392; 1978, cc. 347, 358; 1979, c.274; 1980, c. 605; 1981, cc. 61, 525; 1982, c. 461; 1983, c. 307; 1988, c.710; 1990, c. 445; 1992, cc. 493, 503, 836, 895.)