Section 10. Purpose  


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  • The purpose of this chapter is to protect and rebuild the spawning stocks of speckled trout and red drum, minimizing the possibility of recruitment failure, and to increase yield in their fisheries.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0037 § 1, eff. June 1, 1986; amended, Volume 08, Issue 14, eff. March 1, 1992; Volume 08, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 1992; Volume 11, Issue 17, eff. April 14, 1995.

Statutory Authority

§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-304 of the Code of Virginia.