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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
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Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission |
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Chapter 910. Pertaining to Scup (Porgy) |
Section 30. Minimum size limits
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A. The minimum size of scup harvested by commercial fishing gear shall be nine inches total length.
B. The minimum size of scup harvested by recreational fishing gear including, but not limited to, hook and line, rod and reel, spear, and gig shall be eight inches, total length.
C. Length shall be measured in a straight line from tip of nose to tip of tail.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to catch and retain possession of any scup smaller than the above designated minimum sizes in subsections A and B of this section.
E. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, trade, barter, or offer to sell, trade or barter any scup less than nine inches, total length.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 12, Issue 20, eff. June 30, 1996; amended, Virginia Register Volume 17, Issue 14, eff. March 1, 2001.