CHAPTER 749

An Act to amend and reenact § 28.1-28 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to authority of the Commission of Fisheries to make regulations. 629]

Approved April 5, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

a That § 28.1-28 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:

§ 28.1-23. Authority to make regulations and establish licenses;
penalties.—The Commission shall have authority to make such regulations
as it deems necessary to promote the general welfare of the seafood indus-
try and to conserve and promote the seafood and marine resources of the
State, including regulations as to the taking of seafood, which regulations
do not conflict with the provisions of statutory law.

The Commission shall have the power to establish a license com-
mensurate with other licenses in an amount not to exceed one hundred
dollars for any device used for the taking or catching of seafood in the
waters of the State when such device is not otherwise licensed in this title,
when such device is used for commercial purposes.

Any person who violates any regulation adopted and promulgated by
the Commission shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction s
be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by con-
finement in jail for a period of not more than twelve months, or by both
such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the jury or the court try-
ing the case without a jury.