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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission
Chapter 252. Pertaining to Atlantic Striped Bass
12/21/2024

4VAC20-252-80. Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries spring/summer striped bass recreational fishery.

A. The open season for the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries spring/summer striped bass recreational fishery shall be May 16 through June 15, inclusive.

B. The minimum size limit shall be 19 inches total length.

C. The maximum size limit shall be 24 inches total length.

D. The daily possession limit shall be one fish per person.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 8, eff. December 6, 1996; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 8, eff. January 1, 1998; Volume 15, Issue 18, eff. May 1, 1999; Volume 31, Issue 17, eff. April 1, 2015; Volume 31, Issue 19, eff. May 1, 2015; Volume 33, Issue 17, eff. April 1, 2017; Volume 35, Issue 2, eff. September 1, 2018; Volume 35, Issue 21, eff. May 28, 2019; Volume 36, Issue 4, eff. September 25, 2019; Volume 36, Issue 26, eff. August 1, 2020; Volume 40, Issue 18, eff. April 1, 2024.

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