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 Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017)
 Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources
 Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission
 Chapter 720. Pertaining to Restrictions on Oyster Harvest

  Section 40. Open oyster harvest season and areas  

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  • A. It shall be unlawful for any person to harvest oysters from public and unassigned grounds outside of the seasons and areas set forth in this section.

    B. It shall be unlawful to harvest clean cull oysters from the public oyster grounds and unassigned grounds except during the lawful seasons and from the lawful areas as described in the following subdivisions of this subsection.

    1. James River Seed Area, including the Deep Water Shoal State Replenishment Seed Area: October 1, 2016, through April 30, 2017.

    2. Milford Haven: December 1, 2016, through February 28, 2017.

    3. Rappahannock River Area 9: November 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

    4. Little Wicomico River: October 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

    5. Coan River: October 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

    6. Yeocomico River: October 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. Except for Public Ground 106 that will be open December 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

    7. Nomini Creek: October 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

    8. York River Rotation Area 2: January 1, 2017, through January 31, 2017.

    9. Rappahannock River Rotation Area 4: October 1, 2016, through October 31, 2016, and December 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

    10. Rappahannock River Rotation Area 2: November 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

    11. Great Wicomico River Area: December 1, 2016, through January 31, 2017.

    12. Upper Chesapeake Bay - Blackberry Hangs Area: December 1, 2016, through January 31, 2017.

    13. James River Area and the Thomas Rock Area (James River): November 1, 2016, through January 31, 2017.

    14. Pocomoke and Tangier Sounds Rotation Area 2: December 1, 2016, through February 28, 2017.

    15. Deep Rock Area: December 1, 2016, through February 28, 2017.

    16. Seaside of the Eastern Shore (for clean cull oysters only): November 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017.

    C. It shall be unlawful to harvest seed oysters from the public oyster grounds or unassigned grounds, except during the lawful seasons. The harvest of seed oysters from the lawful areas is described in the following subdivisions of this subsection.

    1. James River Seed Area: October 1, 2016, through May 31, 2017.

    2. Deep Water Shoal State Replenishment Seed Area: October 1, 2016, through May 31, 2017.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0095 § 4, eff. October 1, 1993; amended, Volume 10, Issue 14, eff. February 23, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 03, eff. October 5, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 07, eff. December 1, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 16, eff. April 4, 1995; Volume 12, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 1995; Volume 13, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 1996; Volume 13, Issue 07, eff. December 1, 1996; Volume 14, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 1997; Volume 15, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 1998; Volume 15, Issue 20, eff. June 1, 1999; Volume 16, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 1999; Volume 16, Issue 12, eff. February 4, 2000; Volume 17, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 2000; Volume 18, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 2001; Volume 18, Issue 09, eff. January 1, 2002; Volume 19, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 2002; Volume 19, Issue 09, eff. December 27, 2002; Volume 20, Issue 04, eff. October 8, 2003; Volume 20, Issue 06, eff. November 1, 2003; Volume 20, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2004; Volume 20, Issue 14, eff. March 1, 2004; Volume 21, Issue 04, eff. October 1, 2004; Volume 21, Issue 08, eff. December 1, 2004; Volume 21, Issue 14, eff. March 1, 2005; Volume 22, Issue 04, eff. October 1, 2005; Volume 22, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2006; Volume 23, Issue 04, eff. October 1, 2006; Volume 24, Issue 04, eff. October 1, 2007; Volume 24, Issue 12, eff. February 1, 2008; Volume 25, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 2008; Volume 26, Issue 04, eff. October 1, 2009; Volume 26, Issue 14, eff. March 1, 2010; Volume 27, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 2010; Volume 28, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 2011; Volume 29, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 2012; Volume 30, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 2013; Volume 30, Issue 04, eff. November 1, 2013; Volume 31, Issue 02, eff. October 1, 2014; Volume 32, Issue 01, eff. September 1, 2015; Volume 32, Issue 04, eff. October 1, 2015; Volume 32, Issue 06, eff. November 1, 2015; Volume 32, Issue 12, eff. February 1, 2016; Volume 33, Issue 02, eff. August 31, 2016.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.