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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission
Chapter 540. Pertaining to Spanish and King Mackerel
12/26/2024

4VAC20-540-40. Minimum size limits.

A. Minimum size limit for Spanish mackerel is established at 14 inches in total length.

B. Minimum size limit for king mackerel is established at 27 inches in total length.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, or possess any Spanish mackerel less than 14 inches in total length.

D. Except as provided in subsection E of this section it shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, or possess any king mackerel less than 27 inches in total length.

E. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the taking, catching, or possession of any king mackerel less than 27 inches in total length by a licensed pound net.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0070 § 4, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 17, eff. April 14, 1995; amended, Virginia Register Volume 17, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 2001; Volume 35, Issue 2, eff. September 1, 2018; Volume 37, Issue 2, eff. September 1, 2020.

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