Section 30. License fees

The following listing of license fees applies to any person who purchases a license for the purposes of harvesting for commercial purposes, or fishing for recreational purposes, during any calendar year. The fees listed below include a $1.00 agent fee.

1. COMMERCIAL LICENSES
Commercial Fisherman Registration License	$190.00
Commercial Fisherman Registration License for a person 70 years or older	$90.00
Delayed Entry Registration	$190.00
Delayed Entry Registration License for a person 70 years or older	$90.00
Seafood Landing License for each boat or vessel	$175.00
For each Commercial Fishing Pier over or upon subaqueous beds (mandatory)	$83.00
Seafood Buyer's License -- For each boat or motor vehicle	$63.00
Seafood Buyer's License -- For each place of business	$126.00
Clam Aquaculture Product Owner's Permit	$10.00
Oyster Aquaculture Product Owner's Permit	$10.00
Clam Aquaculture Harvester's Permit	$5.00
Oyster Aquaculture Harvester's Permit	$5.00
Nonresident Harvester's License	$444.00
2. OYSTER RESOURCE USER FEES
Any licensed commercial fisherman harvesting oysters by hand	$50.00
For any harvester using one or more gear types to harvest oysters or for any registered commercial fisherman who solely harvests or possesses any bushel limit described in 4VAC20-720-80, only one oyster resource user fee, per year, shall be paid	$300.00
On any business shucking or packing no more than 1,000 gallons of oysters	$500.00
On any business shucking or packing more than 1,000 but no more than 10,000 gallons of oysters	$1,000.00
On any business shucking or packing more than 10,000 but no more than 25,000 gallons of oysters	$2,000.00
On any business shucking or packing more than 25,000 gallons of oysters	$4,000.00
On any oyster buyer using a single truck or location	$100.00
On any oyster buyer using multiple trucks or locations	$300.00
Commercial aquaculture operation, on riparian assignment or general oyster planting grounds	$50.00
3. OYSTER HARVESTING, SHUCKING, RELAY, AND BUYERS LICENSES
Any person purchasing oysters caught from the public grounds of the Commonwealth or the Potomac River, for a single place of business with one boat or motor vehicle used for buying oysters	$50.00
Any person purchasing oysters caught from the public grounds of the Commonwealth or the Potomac River, for a single place of business with multiple boats or motor vehicles used for buying oysters	$100.00
For each person taking oysters by hand, or with ordinary tongs	$10.00
For each single-rigged patent tong boat taking oysters	$35.00
For each double-rigged patent tong boat taking oysters	$70.00
Oyster Dredge Public Ground	$50.00
Oyster Hand Scrape	$50.00
To shuck and pack oysters, for any number of gallons under 1,000	$12.00
To shuck and pack oysters, for 1,000 gallons, up to 10,000	$33.00
To shuck and pack oysters, for 10,000 gallons, up to 25,000	$74.00
To shuck and pack oysters, for 25,000 gallons, up to 50,000	$124.00
To shuck and pack oysters, for 50,000 gallons, up to 100,000	$207.00
To shuck and pack oysters, for 100,000 gallons, up to 200,000	$290.00
To shuck and pack oysters, for 200,000 gallons or over	$456.00
One-day permit to relay condemned shellfish from a general oyster planting ground	$150.00
4. BLUE CRAB HARVESTING AND SHEDDING LICENSES, EXCLUSIVE OF CRAB POT LICENSES
For each person taking or catching crabs by dip nets	$13.00
For ordinary trotlines	$13.00
For patent trotlines	$51.00
For each single-rigged crab-scrape boat	$26.00
For each double-rigged crab-scrape boat	$53.00
For up to 210 peeler pots	$36.00
For up to 20 tanks and floats for shedding crabs	$9.00
For more than 20 tanks or floats for shedding crabs	$19.00
For each crab trap or crab pound	$8.00
5. CRAB POT LICENSES
For up to 85 crab pots	$48.00
For over 85 but not more than 127 crab pots	$79.00
For over 127 but not more than 170 crab pots	$79.00
For over 170 but not more than 255 crab pots	$79.00
For over 255 but not more than 425 crab pots	$127.00
6. HORSESHOE CRAB AND LOBSTER LICENSES
For each person harvesting horseshoe crabs by hand	$16.00
For each boat engaged in fishing for or landing of lobster using less than 200 pots	$41.00
For each boat engaged in fishing for or landing of lobster using 200 pots or more	$166.00
7. CLAM HARVESTING LICENSES
For each person taking or harvesting clams by hand, rake, or with ordinary tongs	$24.00
For each single-rigged patent tong boat taking clams	$58.00
For each double-rigged patent tong boat taking clams	$84.00
For each boat using clam dredge (hand)	$19.00
For each boat using clam dredge (power)	$44.00
For each boat using hydraulic dredge to catch soft shell clams	$83.00
For each person taking surf clams	$124.00
Water Rake Permit	$24.00
8. CONCH (WHELK) HARVESTING LICENSES
For each boat using a conch dredge	$58.00
For each person taking channeled whelk by conch pot	$51.00
9. FINFISH HARVESTING LICENSES
Each pound net	$41.00
Each stake gill net of 1,200 feet in length or under, with a fixed location	$24.00
All other gill nets up to 600 feet	$16.00
All other gill nets over 600 feet and up to 1,200 feet	$24.00
Each person using a cast net or throw net or similar device	$13.00
Each fyke net head, weir, or similar device	$13.00
For fish trotlines	$19.00
Each person using or operating a fish dip net	$9.00
On each haul seine used for catching fish, under 500 yards in length	$48.00
On each haul seine used for catching fish, from 500 yards in length to 1,000 yards in length	$146.00
For each person using commercial hook and line	$31.00
For each person using commercial hook and line for catching striped bass only	$31.00
For up to 100 fish pots	$19.00
For over 100 but not more than 300 fish pots	$24.00
For over 300 fish pots	$62.00
For up to 100 eel pots	$19.00
For over 100 but not more than 300 eel pots	$24.00
For over 300 eel pots	$62.00
10. MENHADEN HARVESTING LICENSES Any person purchasing more than one of the following licenses, as described in this subsection, for the same vessel, shall pay a fee equal to that for a single license for the same vessel.
On each boat or vessel under 70 gross tons fishing for the purse seine menhaden reduction sector	$249.00
On each vessel 70 gross tons or over fishing for the purse seine menhaden reduction sector	$996.00
On each boat or vessel under 70 gross tons fishing for the purse seine menhaden bait sector	$249.00
On each vessel 70 gross tons or over fishing for the purse seine menhaden bait sector	$996.00
11. COMMERCIAL GEAR FOR RECREATIONAL USE
Up to five crab pots with a terrapin excluder device	$36.00
Up to five crab pots without a terrapin excluder device	$46.00
Crab trotline (300 feet maximum)	$10.00
One crab trap or crab pound	$6.00
One gill net up to 300 feet in length	$9.00
Fish dip net	$7.00
Fish cast net	$10.00
Up to two eel pots	$10.00
12. SALTWATER RECREATIONAL FISHING LICENSE
Individual, resident	$17.50
Individual, nonresident	$25.00
Temporary 10-Day, resident	$10.00
Temporary 10-Day, nonresident	$10.00
Recreational boat, resident	$48.00
Recreational boat, nonresident, provided a nonresident may not purchase a recreational boat license unless his boat is registered in Virginia	$76.00
Head Boat/Charter Boat, resident, six or less passengers	$190.00
Head Boat/Charter Boat, nonresident, six or less passengers	$380.00
Head Boat/Charter Boat, resident, more than six passengers, plus $5.00 per person, over six persons	$190.00
Head Boat/Charter Boat, nonresident, more than six passengers, plus $5.00 per person, over six persons	$380.00
Rental Boat, resident, per boat, with maximum fee of $703	$14.00
Rental Boat, nonresident, per boat, with maximum fee of $1270	$18.00
Commercial Fishing Pier (Optional)	$632.00
Disabled Resident Lifetime Saltwater License	$10.00
Disabled Nonresident Lifetime Saltwater License	$10.00
Reissuance of Saltwater Recreational Boat License	$5.00
13. COMBINED SPORTFISHING LICENSE This license is to fish in all inland waters and tidal waters of the Commonwealth during open season.
Residents	$39.50
Nonresidents	$71.00
14. COMBINED SPORTFISHING TRIP LICENSE This license is to fish in all inland waters and tidal waters of the Commonwealth during open season for five consecutive days.
Residents	$24.00
Nonresidents	$31.00
15. TIDAL BOAT SPORTFISHING LICENSE
Residents	$126.00
Nonresidents	$201.00
16. LIFETIME SALTWATER RECREATIONAL FISHING LICENSES
Individual Resident Lifetime License	$276.00
Individual Nonresident Lifetime License	$500.00
Individual Resident Lifetime License age 45 - 50	$132.00
Individual Nonresident Lifetime License age 45 - 50	$240.00
Individual Resident Lifetime License age 51 - 55	$99.00
Individual Nonresident Lifetime License 51 - 55	$180.00
Individual Resident Lifetime License age 56 - 60	$66.00
Individual Nonresident Lifetime License age 56 - 60	$120.00
Individual Resident Lifetime License age 61 - 64	$35.00
Individual Nonresident Lifetime License age 61 - 64	$60.00
Individual Resident Lifetime License age 65 and older	$5.00

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 22, Issue 04, eff. December 1, 2005; Errata, 22:8 VA.R. 1198 December 26, 2005; amended, Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 04, eff. October 1, 2006; Errata, 23:11 VA.R. 1893 February 5, 2007; amended, Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 11, eff. February 1, 2007; Volume 24, Issue 08, eff. December 1, 2007; Volume 24, Issue 19, eff. April 30, 2008; Volume 24, Issue 21, eff. June 1, 2008; Volume 25, Issue 21, eff. June 1, 2009; Volume 26, Issue 01, eff. December 1, 2009; Errata, 26:4 VA.R. 449 October 26, 2009; amended, Virginia Register Volume 27, Issue 04, eff. January 1, 2011; Volume 29, Issue 21, eff. July 1, 2013; Errata, 29:22 VA.R. 2726 July 1, 2013; amended, Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 25, eff. August 1, 2014; Volume 31, Issue 07, eff. January 1, 2015; Volume 31, Issue 19, eff. May 1, 2015; Volume 31, Issue 21, eff. June 1, 2015; Volume 31, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2015; Volume 32, Issue 06, eff. November 1, 2015; Volume 32, Issue 25, eff. July 30, 2016.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.