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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission
Chapter 1070. Pertaining to Haul Seines

11/21/2024

4VAC20-1070-50. Penalty.

A. As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of this regulation, except as provided in 4VAC20-1070-30 C, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this regulation committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor. A violation of 4VAC20-1070-30 C is a Class 1 misdemeanor, as prescribed by § 28.2-314 of the Code of Virginia.

B. In addition to the penalties described in subsection A of this section, any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter may incur a revocation of his Commercial Fisherman Registration License and haul seine license upon review by the commission.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 25, eff. August 1, 2003.

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