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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission
Chapter 530. Pertaining to American Shad
12/30/2024

4VAC20-530-30. Moratorium.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to catch and retain possession of American shad from the Chesapeake Bay, except as described in 4VAC20-530-31.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess aboard a vessel or land in Virginia any American shad harvested from the coastal area.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any American shad taken from the coastal area or the Chesapeake Bay, except as described in 4VAC20-530-31.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0069 § 3, eff. January 23, 1991; amended, Virginia Register Volume 8, Issue 9, eff. January 1, 1992; Volume 9, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 22, eff. April 7, 1995; Volume 22, Issue 12, eff. January 27, 2006; Volume 22, Issue 16, eff. March 31, 2006; Volume 27, Issue 14, eff. March 1, 2011.

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