Nothing in this article applies to boats used purely for recreation, or for taking fish or shellfish by rod and line or with hand lines, for family use only.
Va. Code Ann. § 28.2-239
Exemptions from article
Code 1950, § 28-80; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-78; 1992, c. 836.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.