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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission
Chapter 430. Pertaining to the Marking and Minimum Mesh Size of Gill Nets
11/21/2024

4VAC20-430-10. Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to minimize gear conflicts between gill net fishermen and conflicts with recreational boaters caused by poor visibility of gill nets, conserve stocks of fish by establishing a minimum mesh size for gill nets, and conserve and protect sea turtles and bottlenose dolphins by establishing maximum mesh sizes for gill nets.

Statutory Authority

§§ 28.201 and 28.2-236 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0057 § 1, eff. May 1, 1990; amended, Virginia Register Volume 7, Issue 10, eff. January 23, 1991; Volume 8, Issue 15, eff. February 1, 1992; Volume 11, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 1995; Volume 21, Issue 18, eff. May 1, 2005.

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