Virginia Administrative Code

The following words or terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Mugel genus" means white mullet, striped mullet, and flathead grey mullet. "Snagging" means the act of intentionally hooking or attempting to …

It shall be unlawful for any person to take or to attempt to take any finfish by means of snagging other than Atlantic menhaden and species in the Mugel genus.Statutory Authority§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

It shall be unlawful for any person to tow any cobia or striped bass.Statutory Authority§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violatio…

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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 mortaliti…

The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Assateague Island Small-Mesh Gill Net Area" shall consist of all tidal waters of Virginia's portion of the federal territorial sea that are bo…

A. In the restricted areas as described in 4VAC20-751-15, it shall be unlawful to do any of the following: 1. From January 1 through March 25 of each year, for any person to place, set, or fish any gill net with a stretched mesh size greater than 3-3/4 inches and less than five i…

Within the Assateague Island Small-Mesh Gill Net Area, it shall be unlawful for any person to place, set, or fish more than two gill nets, with each gill net not to exceed 1,200 feet in length, per vessel, from August 15 through October 31.Statutory Authority§ 28.2-201 of the Cod…

As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violatio…

The provisions of this chapter are in response to reduced abundance in the blue crab stock and over-exploitation of this resource. This chapter promotes conservation of the blue crab resource within the below designated areas of the Chesapeake Bay system. Statutory Authority§ 28.…

"COLREGS Line" means the COLREGS Demarcation Line, as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (33 CFR 80.510 Chesapeake Bay Entrance, VA). "Three Nautical Mile Limit" means the offshore limit of state waters within the belt three nautical miles wide that is adjacent to Virgini…

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct commercial or recreational crabbing within Virginia Blue Crab Sanctuary Area 1A from June 1 through September 15. B. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct commercial or recreational crabbing within Virginia Blue Crab Sanc…

As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any section of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violation …

The purpose of this chapter is to establish the list of approved states, waters and species, and criteria necessary for the importation of fish, shellfish, and crustacea for the purpose of placing such animals into the waters of the Commonwealth. Statutory Authority§§ 28.2-201 an…

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Atlantic coastal areas" means the tidal waters of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Del…

A. Pursuant to the provisions of § 28.2-825 of the Code of Virginia and under the following conditions, it shall be lawful to import into the Commonwealth, with the intent of placing such animals into the waters of the Commonwealth, any species listed in this chapter, except as p…

As set forth in § 28.2-825 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of the chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Statutory Authority§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-825 of the Code of Virginia.

The purpose of this chapter is to reduce gear conflicts on the commission's artificial fishing reefs. Statutory Authority§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Anglers Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 2.31+/-…

It shall be unlawful for any person to set, fish, or have any fishing gear in the water, other than rod-and-reel, hand line, spear or gig, and only when licensed for recreational use within the boundary of Anglers Reef, Asphalt Pile Reef, Back River Reef, Cabbage Patch Reef, Cell…

As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violatio…

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The purpose of this chapter is to promote the general welfare of the seafood industry by avoiding gear conflicts proximate to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Statutory Authority§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

It shall be unlawful for any person to set, place, or fish a gill net of any type in an area extending 250 yards from either span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. For purposes of this section, the distance shall be measured from the outer edges of each span and shall extend f…

It shall be unlawful for any person to set, place, or fish a fixed fishing device, fish pot or eel pot of any type in an area extending 250 yards from either span of Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. For purposes of this section, the distance shall be measured from the outer edges of…

As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violatio…