CODE OF VIRGINIA

LIMITING THE TAKING OF CRABS BY ONE BOAT IN ONE DAY; PENALTY (§ 28.2-713)

Whenever the interest of conservation or the crabbing industry requires, the
Commission may limit the taking or catching of crabs by one boat in one day. 
Violation of such a regulation is a Class 1 misdemeanor.Possession of crabs in
excess of the amount provided by such regulation shall be prima facie evidence
of violation; however, the provisions of this section shall not apply to crab
buy boats.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 28-172.1; 1956, c. 357; 1958, c. 449; 1962, c. 406, §
28.1-168; 1992, c. 836.