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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission
Chapter 1190. Pertaining to Gill Net Control Date
5/4/2025

4VAC20-1190-15. Definitions.

The following terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meaning unless the context indicates otherwise:

"Extended drift gill net" means a drift gill net not to exceed 6,000 feet in total length, where one end is attached to a vessel.

"Gill net" means all gill nets up to 600 feet, or all gill nets over 600 feet and up to 1,200 feet, except any stake gill net of 1,200 feet in length or under with a fixed location or any extended drift gill net.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 26, Issue 6, eff. December 1, 2009; amended, Virginia Register Volume 41, Issue 20, eff. May 1, 2025.

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