CODE OF VIRGINIA

IMPEDING LAWFUL FISHING IN INLAND WATERS; PENALTY (§ 29.1-554.1)

A. It is unlawful for any person to willfully and intentionally impede the
lawful fishing of any species of fish. “Fishing” means those
activities defined in § 29.1-100 as “fishing.”

B. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a
Class 3 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 703.