Section 42. Spiny dogfish commercial quota and catch limitations

A. For the 12-month period of May 1, 2016, through April 30, 2017, the spiny dogfish commercial landings quota shall be limited to 4,356,944 pounds.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to take, harvest, or possess aboard any vessel or to land in Virginia any spiny dogfish harvested from federal waters for commercial purposes after it has been announced that the federal quota for spiny dogfish has been taken.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person to take, harvest, or possess aboard any vessel or to land in Virginia more than 5,250 pounds of spiny dogfish per day for commercial purposes. However, if landings are less than 80% of the quota specified in subsection A of this section, by February 15, 2017, it shall be unlawful to take, harvest, or possess aboard any vessel or to land in Virginia more than 6,000 pounds of spiny dogfish per day for commercial purposes.

D. It shall be unlawful for any person to harvest or to land in Virginia any spiny dogfish for commercial purposes after the quota specified in subsection A of this section has been landed and announced as such.

E. Any spiny dogfish harvested from state waters or federal waters, for commercial purposes, shall only be sold to a federally permitted dealer.

F. It shall be unlawful for any buyer of seafood to receive any spiny dogfish after any commercial harvest or landing quota described in this section has been attained and announced as such.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 22, Issue 08, eff. December 1, 2005; amended, Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 10, eff. December 21, 2006; Volume 23, Issue 19, eff. May 1, 2007; Volume 27, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2011; Volume 28, Issue 21, eff. June 1, 2012; Volume 29, Issue 19, eff. May 1, 2013; Volume 30, Issue 13, eff. January 30, 2014: Volume 30, Issue 21, eff. June 1, 2014; Volume 31, Issue 04, eff. October 1, 2014; Volume 31, Issue 21, eff. June 1, 2015; Volume 32, Issue 19, eff. May 1, 2016; Volume 33, Issue 06, eff. November 2, 2016.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.