Section 30. Size limits

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, or possess any speckled trout less than 14 inches in length, provided however the catch of speckled trout by pound net or haul seine may consist of up to 5.0%, by weight, of speckled trout less than 14 inches in length.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person fishing commercially with commercial hook and line gear, or fishing recreationally with any gear type to possess more than one speckled trout 24 inches or greater in any one day from January 1 through December 31, except as described in 4VAC20-280-40 B.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person fishing recreationally with any gear type to take, catch, or possess any red drum less than 18 inches in length or greater than 26 inches in length.

D. It shall be unlawful for any person fishing commercially with any gear type to take, catch, or possess any red drum less than 18 inches in length or greater than 25 inches in length.

E. Length is measured in a straight line from tip of nose to tip of tail.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0037 § 3, eff. June 1, 1986; amended, Volume 08, Issue 14, eff. March 1, 1992; Volume 08, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 1992; Volume 11, Issue 17, eff. April 14, 1995; Volume 19, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2003; Volume 27, Issue 16, eff. April 1, 2011; Volume 30, Issue 17, eff. April 1, 2014.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.