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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission
Chapter 70. Pertaining to the Harvesting of Clams
11/21/2024

4VAC20-70-50. Operation of a hydraulic dredge on leased ground.

A. It shall be unlawful to operate a hydraulic dredge in the nighttime between the hours of sunset and sunrise or on Sunday for the catching of soft shell clams from leased ground.

B. It shall be unlawful to operate a hydraulic dredge on any lease for less than three acres unless adjoining other leases where the combined leases total more than three acres.

C. It shall be unlawful to operate a hydraulic dredge on any leased ground unless the boundaries of the lease are distinctly marked between corners to the satisfaction of the officer in charge of the district. All such marking shall be continually maintained during the dredging operations.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0010 § 2.3, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 19, eff. May 2, 1995; amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2015.

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