§ 28.2-701 Crab traps, crab pots and crab pounds; regulations; penalty
A. The Commission shall promulgate regulations governing the use, placement, and maintenance of crab traps and crab pounds.
B. The Commission may promulgate regulations establishing the mesh size of crab pots and peeler pots. The regulation may provide for the interchangeable use of the two types of pots, provided that each respective gear is appropriately marked and cull rings in conformance with Commission requirements are installed in each pot.
C. Any person convicted of violating any provision of a regulation promulgated under this section is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
History
This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 446 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1990 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1992, chapter 836; in 1999, chapter 550.
1990, c. 446, § 28.1-173.3; 1992, c. 836; 1999, c. 550.