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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission
Chapter 110. Pertaining to Lobsters
12/26/2024

4VAC20-110-20. Minimum and maximum size limit.

It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any lobster less than 3-17/32 inches in carapace length or any lobster greater than 5-1/4 inches in carapace length, except for scientific purposes and with the express written consent of the Commissioner of Marine Resources.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0014, eff. January 1, 1973; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 25, eff. August 3, 1995; Volume 17, Issue 5, eff. October 30, 2000; Volume 21, Issue 21, eff. June 1, 2005; Volume 29, Issue 2, eff. September 1, 2012; Volume 36, Issue 15, eff. March 1, 2020.

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