Section 10. Purpose

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The purposes of this chapter are to manage the recreational harvest of bluefish and to establish a commercial quota system for Virginia bluefish landings, in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, to prevent overfishing.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0059 § 1, eff. July 1, 1990; amended, Volume 07, Issue 08, eff. December 1, 1990; Volume 10, Issue 26, eff. September 1, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 17, eff. April 14, 1995; Volume 28, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2012; Volume 30, Issue 25, eff. August 1, 2014.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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