Section 40. Elvers  


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  • It shall be unlawful for any individual to possess elvers; provided however, that elvers may be taken (i) for research only by duly appointed representatives of any institution of higher education in Virginia and by other parties when specifically authorized in writing by the Commissioner of Marine Resources or (ii) by those individuals who are approved for a permit for eel aquaculture by the commission.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0064 § 4, Volume 11, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 1995; amended, Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 09, eff. January 1, 1997; Volume 14, Issue 14, eff. March 1, 1998; Volume 30, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2014.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.