4VAC20-1040-35. Control date.
The commission hereby establishes December 17, 2007, as the control date for management of all blue crab fisheries in Virginia. Participation by any individual in a commercial crab fishery after the control date will not be considered in the calculation or distribution of crabbing rights should further entry limitations be established. Any individual entering the commercial crab fishery after the control date will have no right to future participation in the commercial crab fishery should further entry limitations be established.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 12, eff. February 1, 2008; amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 23, eff. July 5, 2019.