4VAC20-1090-30. License fees.
The following listing of license fees applies to any personwho purchases a license for the purposes of harvesting for commercial purposes,or fishing for recreational purposes, during any calendar year. The fees listedbelow include a $1.00 agent fee.
1. COMMERCIAL LICENSES |
Commercial Fisherman Registration License | $190.00 $226.00
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Commercial Fisherman Registration License for a person 70years or older | $90.00 $107.00
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Delayed Entry Registration | $190.00 $226.00
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Delayed Entry Registration License for a person 70 years orolder | $90.00 $107.00
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Seafood Landing License for each boat or vessel | $175.00 $209.00
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For each Commercial Fishing Pier over or upon subaqueous beds (mandatory) | $83.00 $99.00
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Seafood Buyer's License -- For each boat or motor vehicle | $63.00 $75.00
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Seafood Buyer's License -- For each place of business | $126.00 $150.00
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Clam Aquaculture Product Owner's Permit | $10.00 $15.00
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Oyster Aquaculture Product Owner's Permit | $10.00 $15.00
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Clam Aquaculture Harvester's Permit | $5.00 $10.00
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Oyster Aquaculture Harvester's Permit | $5.00 $10.00
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Nonresident Harvester's License | $444.00 $530.00
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2. OYSTER RESOURCE USER FEES |
Any licensed commercial fisherman harvesting oysters by hand | $50.00 |
For any harvester using one ormore gear types to harvest oysters or for any registered commercial fishermanwho 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 gallonsof oysters | $500.00 |
On any business shucking or packing more than 1,000 but nomore than 10,000 gallons of oysters | $1,000.00 |
On any business shucking or packing more than 10,000 but nomore than 25,000 gallons of oysters | $2,000.00 |
On any business shucking or packing more than 25,000 gallonsof 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 orgeneral oyster planting grounds | $50.00 |
3. OYSTER HARVESTING, SHUCKING, RELAY, AND BUYERS LICENSES |
Any person purchasing oysters caught from the public groundsof the Commonwealth or the Potomac River, for a single place of business withone boat or motor vehicle used for buying oysters | $50.00 $55.00
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Any person purchasing oysters caught from the public groundsof the Commonwealth or the Potomac River, for a single place of business withmultiple boats or motor vehicles used for buying oysters | $100.00 $105.00
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For each person taking oysters by hand, or with ordinary tongs | $10.00 $33.00
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For each single-rigged patent tong boat taking oysters | $35.00 $116.00
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For each double-rigged patent tong boat taking oysters | $70.00 $114.00
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Oyster Dredge Public Ground | $50.00 $72.00
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Oyster Hand Scrape | $50.00 $72.00
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To shuck and pack oysters, for any number of gallons under1,000 | $12.00 $17.00
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To shuck and pack oysters, for 1,000 gallons, up to 10,000 | $33.00 $39.00
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To shuck and pack oysters, for 10,000 gallons, up to 25,000 | $74.00 $88.00
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To shuck and pack oysters, for 25,000 gallons, up to 50,000 | $124.00 $148.00
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To shuck and pack oysters, for 50,000 gallons, up to 100,000 | $207.00 $247.00
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To shuck and pack oysters, for 100,000 gallons, up to 200,000 | $290.00 $346.00
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To shuck and pack oysters, for 200,000 gallons or over | $456.00 $544.00
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One-day permit to relay condemned shellfish from a generaloyster planting ground | $150.00 |
4. BLUE CRAB HARVESTING AND SHEDDING LICENSES, EXCLUSIVE OFCRAB POT LICENSES |
For each person taking or catching crabs by dip nets | $13.00 $18.00
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For ordinary trotlines | $13.00 $18.00
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For patent trotlines | $51.00 $60.00
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For each single-rigged crab-scrape boat | $26.00 $31.00
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For each double-rigged crab-scrape boat | $53.00 $63.00
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For up to 210 peeler pots | $36.00 $43.00
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For up to 20 tanks and floats for shedding crabs | $9.00 $14.00
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For more than 20 tanks or floats for shedding crabs | $19.00 $24.00
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For each crab trap or crab pound | $8.00 $13.00
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5. CRAB POT LICENSES |
For up to 85 crab pots | $48.00 $57.00
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For over 85 but not more than127 crab pots | $79.00 $94.00
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For over 127 but not more than 170 crab pots | $79.00 $94.00
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For over 170 but not more than 255 crab pots | $79.00 $94.00
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For over 255 but not more than 425 crab pots | $127.00 $151.00
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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 lobsterusing less than 200 pots | $41.00 $48.00
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For each boat engaged in fishing for or landing of lobsterusing 200 pots or more | $166.00 $198.00
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7. CLAM HARVESTING LICENSES |
For each person taking or harvesting clams by hand, rake, orwith ordinary tongs | $24.00 $29.00
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For each single-rigged patent tong boat taking clams | $58.00 $69.00
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For each double-rigged patent tong boat taking clams | $84.00 $100.00
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For each boat using clam dredge (hand) | $19.00 $24.00
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For each boat using clam dredge (power) | $44.00 $52.00
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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 $29.00
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8. CONCH (WHELK) HARVESTING LICENSES |
For each boat using a conch dredge | $58.00 $69.00
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For each person taking channeled whelk by conch pot | $51.00 $60.00
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9. FINFISH HARVESTING LICENSES |
Each pound net | $41.00 $48.00
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Each stake gill net of 1,200 feet in length or under, with afixed location | $24.00 $29.00
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All other gill nets up to 600feet | $16.00 $21.00
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All other gill nets over 600 feet and up to 1,200 feet | $24.00 $29.00
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Each person using a cast net or throw net or similar device | $13.00 $18.00
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Each fyke net head, weir, or similar device | $13.00 $18.00
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For fish trotlines | $19.00 $24.00
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Each person using or operating a fish dip net | $9.00 $14.00
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On each haul seine used for catching fish, under 500 yards inlength | $48.00 $57.00
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On each haul seine used for catching fish, from 500 yards inlength to 1,000 yards in length | $146.00 $174.00
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For each person using commercial hook and line | $31.00 $37.00
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For each person using commercial hook and line for catchingstriped bass only | $31.00 $37.00
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For up to 100 fish pots | $19.00 $24.00
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For over 100 but not more than 300 fish pots | $24.00 $29.00
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For over 300 fish pots | $62.00 $74.00
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For up to 100 eel pots | $19.00 $24.00
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For over 100 but not more than 300 eel pots | $24.00 $29.00
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For over 300 eel pots | $62.00 $74.00
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10. MENHADEN HARVESTING LICENSES Any person purchasing more than one of the followinglicenses, as described in this subsection, for the same vessel, shall pay afee equal to that for a single license for the same vessel. |
On each boat or vessel under 70 gross tons fishing for thepurse seine menhaden reduction sector | $249.00 $257.00
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On each vessel 70 gross tons or over fishing for the purseseine menhaden reduction sector | $996.00 $1,029.00
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On each boat or vessel under 70 gross tons fishing for thepurse seine menhaden bait sector | $249.00 $257.00
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On each vessel 70 gross tons or over fishing for the purseseine menhaden bait sector | $996.00 $1,029.00
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11. COMMERCIAL GEAR FORRECREATIONAL USE |
Up to five crab pots with a terrapin excluder device | $36.00 $41.00
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Up to five crab pots without a terrapin excluder device | $46.00 $51.00
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Crab trotline (300 feet maximum) | $10.00 $15.00
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One crab trap or crab pound | $6.00 $11.00
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One gill net up to 300 feet in length | $9.00 $14.00
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Fish dip net | $7.00 $12.00
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Fish cast net | $10.00 $15.00
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Up to two eel pots | $10.00 $15.00
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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 notpurchase a recreational boat license unless his boat is registered inVirginia | $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 tidalwaters 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 tidalwaters 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 |
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