Section 10. Purpose  


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  • The purpose of this regulation is to establish a viable commercial fishery for channeled whelk in Virginia waters while minimizing the potential for overfishing of Virginia channeled whelk stocks.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 12, Issue 18, eff. April 30, 1996; amended, Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 07, eff. January 1, 2000.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.