Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission |
Chapter 230. Pertaining to the Harvesting of Surf Clams |
Section 20. Definitions
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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Surf clam" means the species Spisula solidissima.
"Cage" means a standard unit of measure presumed to hold 32 bushels of surf clams or ocean quahogs in the shell. The outside dimensions of a standard cage generally are three inches wide, four inches long, and five inches high.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR450-01-0030 § 2, Volume 11, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 1995.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.