Section 20. Definitions  


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  • The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

    "Commercial fishing" or "fishing commercially" or "commercial fishery" means fishing by any person where the catch is for sale, barter, trade, or any commercial purpose, or is intended for sale, barter, trade, or any commercial purpose.

    "Recreational fishing" or "fishing recreationally" or "recreationally fishing" means fishing by any person, whether licensed or exempted from licensing, where the catch is not for sale, barter, trade, or any commercial purpose, or is not intended for sale, barter, trade, or any commercial purpose.

    "Sheepshead" means any fish of the species Archosargus probatocephalus.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 23, Issue 19, eff. May 1, 2007.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.