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Title 28.2. Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters
1/25/2021

Title 28.2. Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters (2020 Updates)

  • Subtitle I. General Provisions Relating to Marine Resources Commission
  • Chapter 1. Administration
    • Article 1. Commission; Commissioner
      • § 28.2-104.1
      Living shorelines; development of general permit; guidance
    • Article 2. Support Activities
      • § 28.2-106.1
      Patrol and enforcement of federal safety zones and restricted areas
      § 28.2-108
      Marine Patrols Fund continued
  • Subtitle II. Tidal Fisheries
  • Chapter 2. General Provisions
    • Article 1. Powers and Duties
      • § 28.2-201
      Authority of Commission to make regulations, establish licenses, and prepare fishery management plans; accept federal grants; enforcement; penalty for violation of regulation
  • Chapter 3. Finfish
    • Article 1.1. Saltwater Recreational Fishing
      • § 28.2-302.1
      Recreational license required
      § 28.2-302.2
      Recreational license fee; cooperative program
      § 28.2-302.2:1
      Special combined individual sportfishing licenses
  • Chapter 4. Use of Purse Nets for Taking Menhaden
    • Article 2. Area and Seasonal Restrictions
      • § 28.2-410
      Closed season for menhaden fishing; forbidden nets; penalty
  • Chapter 6. Planting Grounds
    • Article 2. General Oyster-Planting Grounds
      • § 28.2-606
      Notice of application
    • Article 3. Assignment, Transfer, Condemnation; Other Grounds
      • § 28.2-627.1
      Oyster Leasing, Conservation, and Repletion Programs Fund
    • Article 4. Restrictions
      • § 28.2-638
      Authority of Governor to authorize dredging of channel in navigable waters
  • Chapter 8. Health and Sanitation Provisions
    • Article 2. Control of Crustacea, Finfish and Shellfish; Violations and Penalties
      • § 28.2-807
      Condemnation of polluted growing area; procedure
  • Chapter 11. Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    • Article 2. Virginia Estuarine and Coastal Research Reserve System
      • § 28.2-1103
      Virginia Estuarine and Coastal Research Reserve System created; purpose; Virginia Institute of Marine Science to administer
  • Subtitle III. Habitat
  • Chapter 12. Submerged Lands
    • Article 1. Ownership and Uses of Submerged Lands
      • § 28.2-1203
      Unlawful use of subaqueous beds; penalty
      § 28.2-1205.1
      Coordinated review of water resources projects
      § 28.2-1206
      Fees; exemptions
      § 28.2-1208
      Granting easements in, permitting the use of, or leasing the beds of certain waters
  • Chapter 13. Wetlands
    • Article 1. General Provisions
      • § 28.2-1301
      Powers and duties of the Commission
    • Article 2. Wetlands Zoning Ordinance and Wetlands Boards
      • § 28.2-1302
      Adoption of wetlands zoning ordinance; terms of ordinance
    • Article 3. Permits and Review
      • § 28.2-1308
      Standards for use and development of wetlands; utilization of guidelines
  • Chapter 14. Coastal Primary Sand Dunes and Beaches
    • Article 2. Coastal Primary Sand Dune Ordinance and Boards
      • § 28.2-1403
      Certain counties, cities and towns authorized to adopt coastal primary sand dune ordinance
  • Chapter 15. Ungranted Shores of the Sea, Marshes and Meadowlands
    • Article 2. Management of Ungranted Shores of the Sea, Marsh and Meadowlands
      • § 28.2-1505
      Virginia Coastal Land Management Advisory Council established