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.

"Black Drum" means any fish of the species Pogonias cromis.

"COLREGS Line" means the COLREGS Demarcation Lines, as specified in Coastal Pilot, 35th and 36th editions by Lighthouse Press.

"Commercial Harvest" means any black drum taken from the tidal waters of Virginia by any harvesting method, including hook-and-line, and sold.

"Floating gill net" means any gill net that is suspended from the water surface and extends to a depth no more than midway between the water surface and bottom.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0043 § 2, eff. May 5, 1987; amended, Volume 08, Issue 14, eff. March 1, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 05, eff. January 1, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 17, eff. April 14, 1995; Volume 21, Issue 18, eff. May 1, 2005.

Statutory Authority

§§ 28.201 and 28.2-236 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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