Section 10. Purpose  


Latest version.
  • The purposes of this chapter are to rebuild the Virginia stocks of American Shad and to comply with the requirements for ocean intercept commercial fisheries as specified by the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Shad and River Herring.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0069 § 1, eff. January 23, 1991; amended, Volume 08, Issue 09, eff. January 1, 1992; Volume 09, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 22, eff. April 7, 1995; Volume 19, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2003; Volume 22, Issue 12, eff. January 27, 2006.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.