| 2002
Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing License |
| Individual
License |
Resident
Annual License
Resident 10 day License
Nonresident Annual License
Nonresident 10 day License |
$ 7.50
$ 5.00
$ 7.50
$ 5.00
|
| Private
Boat License |
Annual
License |
$ 30.00 |
| This
license covers all persons fishing on the private boat and it
provides an individual license to the boat owner |
| Lifetime
Individual License |
Up
to age 44
Ages 45-50
Ages 51-55
Ages 56-60
Ages 61-64 |
$250.00
$120.00
$ 90.00
$ 60.00
$ 30.00
|
| Lifetime
License for Disabled Person |
| Lifetime
License Fee |
$ 5.00 |
| This
license is available to any Virginia resident who is permanently
and totally disabled upon proof of disability. |
| Charterboat
License (6 passengers or less) |
Charterboat
License (small)
|
$ 150.00
|
| Charterboat
License (7 passengers or more) |
Charterboat
License (large)
|
$ 150.00
$ + 4.00 for each passenger over 6 for which the boat is licensed. |
| Commercial
Fishing Pier License |
Commercial
Fishing Pier
|
$ 450.00
|
| This
license covers all customers on a properly licensed commercial
fishing pier |
| Boat
Rental Business License |
Boat
Rental Per Boat Fee
Maximum Fee |
$ 7.50
$500.00
|
| This
license covers all customers on properly licensed rental boats |
| Persons
Who Need a Fishing License |
| Anyone
fishing with a rod and reel, handline, spear or gig in Virginia's
portion of the Chesapeake Bay, tidal tributaries of the Chesapeake
Bay. |
| Persons
Who Do Not Need a Fishing License |
- Children
under the age of 16
- Persons
65 years of age or older
- Persons
fishing on a private boat, if the boat has a valid Virginia
saltwater fishing license covering all persons on board.
- Customers
fishing on a charterboat, headboat or rental boat, if the boat
has a valid Virginia saltwater fishing license covering all
persons onboard.
- Customers
fishing on a commercial fishing pier, if the pier has a valid
Virginia saltwater fishing license covering all customers on
the pier
- Persons
fishing in coastal and ocean waters outside the easternmost
boundary of the Chesapeake Bay.
- Landowners,
their spouses and children, and their nonpaying guest when
fishing from the landowner's private real property.
- Organized
groups of individuals with physical or mental limitations,
veterans in veteran's hospitals, and school groups (K-12),
when such groups have written permission from the Commissioner
of the Marine Resources Commission.
- Persons
holding a valid Maryland saltwater recreational fishing license,
as long as the reciprocal licensing agreement continues between
Maryland and Virginia.
- Persons
holding a valid Potomac River Fisheries Commission recreational
saltwater fishing license, as long as the reciprocal licensing
agreement continues between PRFC and Virginia.
- Persons
fishing with commercial gear licensed by the Virginia Marine
Resource Commission, including holders of commercial rod and
reel licenses.
|
The
saltwater recreational license was designed to raise revenue
to conserve and enhance fish species caught by recreational
fishermen
References
Cited:
Virginia
Saltwater Angler's Guide |
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