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Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
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TITLE 28.2. Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters |
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SUBTITLE II. Tidal Fisheries |
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CHAPTER 3. Finfish |
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ARTICLE 2. Taking of Fish, Net, and Device Restrictions |
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SECTION 28.2-310. Trotline prohibited on ocean side of Eastern Shore; penalty |
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It shall be unlawful to set a fish trotline on the ocean side of the Counties of Accomack and Northampton. The Commission officers may seize any fish trotline set in such an area. A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor. Code 1950, § 28-43; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-48; 1966, c. 684; 1968, c. 748; 1972, c. 833; 1973, c. 21; 1976, c. 392; 1979, c. 274; 1981, c. 61; 1983, c. 307; 1990, c. 445; 1992, c. 836. |