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The following listing of license fees applies to any person who purchases a license for the purpose of harvesting for commercial purposes or fishing for recreational purposes during any calendar year. The fees listed below include a $1.00 agent fee.
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1. COMMERCIAL LICENSES |
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Commercial Fisherman Registration License |
$190.00 |
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Commercial Fisherman Registration License for a person 70 years or older |
$90.00 |
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Delayed Entry Registration |
$190.00 |
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Delayed Entry Registration License for a person 70 years or older |
$90.00 |
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Seafood Landing License for each boat or vessel |
$175.00 |
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For each Commercial Fishing Pier over or upon subaqueous beds (mandatory) |
$83.00 |
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Seafood Buyer's License -- For each boat or motor vehicle |
$63.00 |
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Seafood Buyer's License -- For each place of business |
$126.00 |
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Clam Aquaculture Product Owner's Permit |
$10.00 |
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Oyster Aquaculture Product Owner's Permit |
$10.00 |
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Clam Aquaculture Harvester's Permit |
$5.00 |
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Oyster Aquaculture Harvester's Permit |
$5.00 |
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Nonresident Harvester's License |
$444.00 |
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2. OYSTER RESOURCE USER FEES |
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Any licensed commercial fisherman harvesting oysters by hand |
$50.00 |
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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 |
$300.00 |
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On any business shucking or packing no more than 1,000 gallons of oysters |
$500.00 |
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On any business shucking or packing more than 1,000 but no more than 10,000 gallons of oysters |
$1,000.00 |
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On any business shucking or packing more than 10,000 but no more than 25,000 gallons of oysters |
$2,000.00 |
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On any business shucking or packing more than 25,000 gallons of oysters |
$4,000.00 |
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On any oyster buyer using a single truck or location |
$100.00 |
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On any oyster buyer using multiple trucks or locations |
$300.00 |
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Commercial aquaculture operation, on riparian assignment or general oyster planting grounds |
$50.00 |
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3. OYSTER HARVESTING, SHUCKING, RELAY, AND BUYERS LICENSES |
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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 |
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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 |
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For each person taking oysters by hand, or with ordinary tongs |
$10.00 |
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For each single-rigged patent tong boat taking oysters |
$35.00 |
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For each double-rigged patent tong boat taking oysters |
$70.00 |
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Oyster Dredge Public Ground |
$50.00 |
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Oyster Hand Scrape |
$50.00 |
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To shuck and pack oysters, for any number of gallons under 1,000 |
$12.00 |
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To shuck and pack oysters, for 1,000 gallons, up to 10,000 |
$33.00 |
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To shuck and pack oysters, for 10,000 gallons, up to 25,000 |
$74.00 |
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To shuck and pack oysters, for 25,000 gallons, up to 50,000 |
$124.00 |
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To shuck and pack oysters, for 50,000 gallons, up to 100,000 |
$207.00 |
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To shuck and pack oysters, for 100,000 gallons, up to 200,000 |
$290.00 |
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To shuck and pack oysters, for 200,000 gallons or over |
$456.00 |
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$150.00 |
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4. BLUE CRAB HARVESTING AND SHEDDING LICENSES, EXCLUSIVE OF CRAB POT LICENSES |
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For each person taking or catching crabs by dip nets |
$13.00 |
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For ordinary trotlines |
$13.00 |
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For patent trotlines |
$51.00 |
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For each single-rigged crab-scrape boat |
$26.00 |
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For each double-rigged crab-scrape boat |
$53.00 |
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For up to 210 peeler pots |
$36.00 |
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For up to 20 tanks and floats for shedding crabs |
$9.00 |
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For more than 20 tanks or floats for shedding crabs |
$19.00 |
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For each crab trap or crab pound |
$8.00 |
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5. CRAB POT LICENSES |
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For up to 85 crab pots |
$48.00 |
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For over 85 but not more than 127 crab pots |
$79.00 |
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For over 127 but not more than 170 crab pots |
$79.00 |
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For over 170 but not more than 255 crab pots |
$79.00 |
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For over 255 but not more than 425 crab pots |
$127.00 |
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6. HORSESHOE CRAB, LOBSTER, AND SHRIMP LICENSES |
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For each person harvesting horseshoe crabs by hand |
$16.00 |
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For each boat engaged in fishing for or landing of lobster using less than 200 pots |
$41.00 |
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For each boat engaged in fishing for or landing of lobster using 200 pots or more |
$166.00 |
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For each person commercial shrimp trawling |
$100.00 |
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7. CLAM HARVESTING LICENSES |
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For each person taking or harvesting clams by hand, rake, or with ordinary tongs |
$24.00 |
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For each single-rigged patent tong boat taking clams |
$58.00 |
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For each double-rigged patent tong boat taking clams |
$84.00 |
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For each boat using clam dredge (hand) |
$19.00 |
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For each boat using clam dredge (power) |
$44.00 |
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For each boat using hydraulic dredge to catch soft shell clams |
$83.00 |
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For each person taking surf clams |
$124.00 |
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Water Rake Permit |
$24.00 |
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8. CONCH (WHELK) HARVESTING LICENSES |
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For each boat using a conch dredge |
$58.00 |
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For each person taking channeled whelk by conch pot |
$51.00 |
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9. FINFISH HARVESTING LICENSES |
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Each pound net |
$41.00 |
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Each stake gill net of 1,200 feet in length or under, with a fixed location |
$24.00 |
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All other gill nets up to 600 feet |
$16.00 |
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All other gill nets over 600 feet and up to 1,200 feet |
$24.00 |
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Each person using a cast net or throw net or similar device |
$13.00 |
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Each fyke net head, weir, or similar device |
$13.00 |
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For fish trotlines |
$19.00 |
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Each person using or operating a fish dip net |
$9.00 |
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On each haul seine used for catching fish, under 500 yards in length |
$48.00 |
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On each haul seine used for catching fish, from 500 yards in length to 1,000 yards in length |
$146.00 |
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For each person using commercial hook and line |
$31.00 |
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For each person using commercial hook and line for catching striped bass only |
$31.00 |
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For up to 100 fish pots |
$19.00 |
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For over 100 but not more than 300 fish pots |
$24.00 |
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For over 300 fish pots |
$62.00 |
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For up to 100 eel pots |
$19.00 |
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For over 100 but not more than 300 eel pots |
$24.00 |
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For over 300 eel pots |
$62.00 |
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For each person electrofishing catfish |
$100.00 |
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10. MENHADEN HARVESTING LICENSES Any person purchasing more than one of the following licenses, as described in this subsection, for the same vessel |
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On each boat or vessel under 70 gross tons fishing for the purse seine menhaden reduction sector |
$249.00 |
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On each vessel 70 gross tons or over fishing for the purse seine menhaden reduction sector |
$996.00 |
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On each boat or vessel under 70 gross tons fishing for the purse seine menhaden bait sector |
$249.00 |
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On each vessel 70 gross tons or over fishing for the purse seine menhaden bait sector |
$996.00 |
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11. COMMERCIAL GEAR FOR RECREATIONAL USE |
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Up to five crab pots with a terrapin excluder device |
$36.00 |
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Up to five crab pots without a terrapin excluder device |
$46.00 |
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Crab trotline (300 feet maximum) |
$10.00 |
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One crab trap or crab pound |
$6.00 |
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One gill net up to 300 feet in length |
$9.00 |
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Fish dip net |
$7.00 |
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Fish cast net |
$10.00 |
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Up to two eel pots |
$10.00 |
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12. SALTWATER RECREATIONAL FISHING LICENSE |
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Individual, resident (one year) |
$17.50 |
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Individual, resident (two years) |
$33.50 |
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Individual, resident (three years) |
$49.50 |
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Individual, resident (four years) |
$65.50 |
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Individual, nonresident (one year) |
$25.00 |
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Temporary 10-Day, resident |
$10.00 |
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Temporary 10-Day, nonresident |
$10.00 |
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Recreational boat, resident |
$48.00 |
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Recreational boat, nonresident, provided a nonresident may not purchase a recreational boat license unless his boat is registered in Virginia |
$76.00 |
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Head Boat/Charter Boat, resident, six or less passengers |
$190.00 |
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Head Boat/Charter Boat, nonresident, six or less passengers |
$380.00 |
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Head Boat/Charter Boat, resident, more than six passengers, plus $5.00 per person, over six persons |
$190.00 |
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Head Boat/Charter Boat, nonresident, more than six passengers, plus $5.00 per person, over six persons |
$380.00 |
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Rental Boat, resident, per boat, with maximum fee of $703 |
$14.00 |
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Rental Boat, nonresident, per boat, with maximum fee of $1270 |
$18.00 |
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Commercial Fishing Pier (Optional) |
$632.00 |
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Disabled Resident Lifetime Saltwater License |
$10.00 |
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Disabled Nonresident Lifetime Saltwater License |
$10.00 |
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Reissuance of Saltwater Recreational Boat License |
$5.00 |
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13. COMBINED SPORTFISHING LICENSE This license is to fish in all inland waters and tidal waters of the Commonwealth during open season. |
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Residents |
$39.50 |
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Nonresidents |
$71.00 |
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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. |
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Residents |
$24.00 |
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Nonresidents |
$31.00 |
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15. TIDAL BOAT SPORTFISHING LICENSE |
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Residents |
$126.00 |
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Nonresidents |
$201.00 |
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16. LIFETIME SALTWATER RECREATIONAL FISHING LICENSES |
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Individual Resident Lifetime License |
$276.00 |
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Individual Nonresident Lifetime License |
$500.00 |
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Individual Resident Lifetime License age 45 - 50 |
$132.00 |
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Individual Nonresident Lifetime License age 45 - 50 |
$240.00 |
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Individual Resident Lifetime License age 51 - 55 |
$99.00 |
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Individual Nonresident Lifetime License 51 - 55 |
$180.00 |
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Individual Resident Lifetime License age 56 - 60 |
$66.00 |
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Individual Nonresident Lifetime License age 56 - 60 |
$120.00 |
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Individual Resident Lifetime License age 61 - 64 |
$35.00 |
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Individual Nonresident Lifetime License age 61 - 64 |
$60.00 |
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Individual Resident Lifetime License age 65 and older |
$5.00 |