Section 30. Minimum size limits

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess more than 10 channeled whelk, per bushel or bag, which measure less than 5-1/2 inches in length or can be passed through a culling ring of 2-3/4 inches in diameter, except as described in subsection D of this section.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess more than 30 channeled whelk, per barrel, which measure less than 5-1/2 inches in length or can be passed through a culling ring of 2-3/4 inches in diameter, except as described in subsection D of this section.

C. Those undersized whelk in excess of the allowance level, as described in subsections A and B of this section, shall be returned immediately to the water alive.

D. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the possession of sub-legal size channeled whelk imported from other states or jurisdictions, provided the following conditions are met:

1. Such imports shall have been landed in another state or jurisdiction and shall not have been imported into Virginia by waterborne transport.

2. Such imported channeled whelk are accompanied by a bill of sale which shall include the name of the seller, address and phone number of the seller, the license number of the seller if such license is required in the jurisdiction of harvest, the date of sale and the quantity of channeled whelk purchased under the bill of sale.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 12, Issue 18, eff. April 30, 1996; amended, Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. May 1, 1997; Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 24, eff. August 1, 1997; Volume 14, Issue 25, eff. August 5, 1998; Volume 17, Issue 01, eff. September 21, 2000; Volume 17, Issue 16, eff. April 1, 2001.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.