Section 10. Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to reduce the out-of-season by-catch of American shad and to preclude the harvest of coastal migratory striped bass, thereby reducing injuries and mortalities to these two species. This chapter is also intended to reduce the strandings and mortalities of threatened and endangered sea turtles.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0099 § 1, eff. January 1, 1995; amended, Volume 11, Issue 17, eff. April 14, 1995; Volume 13, Issue 08, eff. January 1, 1997; Volume 17, Issue 16, eff. April 1, 2001.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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