Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission |
Chapter 150. Pertaining to the Dredging of Conchs (Also Known As Whelks) |
Section 70. Limitation of catch
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In Area Number 2 and Area Number 4, only conchs and horseshoe crabs shall be taken, harvested or possessed. All other shellfish, crustaceans, finfish, and other marine life caught during dredging shall be returned immediately to the water. Possession of such for a time longer than is necessary to return to the water will be in violation of this chapter.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR450-01-0020 § 7, eff. June 29, 1981; amended, Volume 15, Issue 19, eff. May 4, 1999; Volume 22, Issue 23, eff. June 28, 2006.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.