Section 40. Penalty


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  • A. As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of this chapter, except as provided in subsection B of this section, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

    B. As set forth in § 28.2-549 of the Code of Virginia, any person willfully failing to pay oyster resource user fees to the commission shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 22, Issue 04, eff. December 1, 2005; amended, Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 21, eff. July 1, 2013.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.