Section 30. Minimum size limits

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A. It shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, or have in possession any amberjack less than 32 inches in total length.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person fishing commercially to take, harvest, or possess any cobia less than 37 inches in total length.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, or have in possession any recreationally harvested cobia less than 40 inches in total length.

D. Total length is measured in a straight line from tip of nose to tip of tail.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0065 § 3, Volume 11, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 1995; amended, Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 21, eff. June 1, 2016.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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