CODE OF VIRGINIA

CRAB POTS; UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES; PENALTY (§ 28.2-711)

It is unlawful to knowingly place, set, or leave any crab pot in any of the
tidal tributaries of the Commonwealth between January 1 and January 31. The
Commission may change the time period during which such activities are
prohibited.  Proof that any crab pot was located in any such tributary during
the prohibition period constitutes a rebuttable presumption that such pot was
knowingly placed, set, or left in that location.A violation of this section is a
Class 4 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: 1988, c. 315, § 28.1-173.1:1; 1989, c. 431; 1992, cc. 202, 836.