Virginia Administrative Code - Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources

Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources

Agency 3: Board of Conservation and Recreation
Chapter 10: Regulatory Public Participation Procedures [Repealed]
Chapter 11: Public Participation Guidelines
Chapter 20: Stormwater Management Regulations [Repealed]
Agency 5: Department of Conservation and Recreation
Chapter 10: Regulatory Public Participation Procedures [Repealed]
Chapter 11: Public Participation Guidelines
Chapter 15: Nutrient Management Training and Certification Regulations - Renumbered As 4VAC50-85
Chapter 20: Standards for Classification of Real Estate As Devoted to Open Space Use under the Virginia Land Use Assessment Law
Chapter 30: Virginia State Parks Regulations
Chapter 35: Standard Fees for Use of Department of Conservation and Recreation Facilities, Programs and Services [Repealed]
Chapter 36: Standard Fees for Use of Department of Conservation and Recreation Facilities, Programs, and Services
Chapter 40: Virginia State Forests Regulations [Repealed]
Chapter 50: Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund [Repealed]
Chapter 60: Reforestation of Timberlands Regulations [Repealed]
Agency 10: Department of Forestry
Chapter 10: Public Participation Guidelines [Repealed]
Chapter 11: Public Participation Guidelines
Chapter 20: Standards for Classification of Real Estate As Devoted to Forest Use under the Virginia Land Use Assessment Law
Chapter 30: Virginia State Forests Regulations
Chapter 40: Reforestation of Timberlands Regulations
Agency 15: Department of Wildlife Resources
Chapter 10: Public Participation Guidelines
Chapter 20: Definitions and Miscellaneous: in General
Chapter 30: Definitions and Miscellaneous: Importation, Possession, Sale, Etc., of Animals
Chapter 35: Birds: Incidental Take of Bird Species
Chapter 40: Game: in General
Chapter 50: Game: Bear
Chapter 60: Game: Beaver
Chapter 70: Game: Bobcat
Chapter 80: Game: Crow
Chapter 90: Game: Deer
Chapter 100: Game: Dove
Chapter 105: Game: Fisher.
Chapter 110: Game: Fox
Chapter 120: Game: Grouse
Chapter 130: Game: Mink
Chapter 140: Game: Muskrat
Chapter 150: Game: Nutria [Repealed]
Chapter 160: Game: Opossum
Chapter 170: Game: Otter
Chapter 180: Game: Pheasant
Chapter 190: Game: Quail
Chapter 200: Game: Rabbit and Hares
Chapter 210: Game: Raccoon
Chapter 220: Game: Skunk
Chapter 230: Game: Squirrel
Chapter 240: Game: Turkey
Chapter 250: Game: Falconry
Chapter 260: Game: Waterfowl and Waterfowl Blinds
Chapter 270: Game: Firearms
Chapter 275: Game: Hunter Education
Chapter 280: Game: Pelts and Furs
Chapter 290: Game: Permits
Chapter 300: Game: Weasel
Chapter 310: Game: Woodchuck [Repealed]
Chapter 320: Fish: Fishing Generally
Chapter 330: Fish: Trout Fishing
Chapter 340: Fish: Seines and Nets
Chapter 350: Fish: Gigs, Grab Hooks, Trotlines, Snares, Etc
Chapter 360: Fish: Aquatic Invertebrates, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Nongame Fish
Chapter 370: Watercraft: in General
Chapter 380: Watercraft: Motorboat Numbering
Chapter 390: Watercraft: Safe and Reasonable Operation of Vessels
Chapter 400: Watercraft: Accident and Casualty Reporting
Chapter 410: Watercraft: Boating Safety Education
Chapter 420: Watercraft: Navigation Lights and Shapes
Chapter 430: Watercraft: Safety Equipment Requirements
Chapter 440: Watercraft: Commercial Vessel Safety Equipment Requirements
Chapter 450: Watercraft: Commercial Parasail Operations
Agency 20: Marine Resources Commission
Chapter 10: Pertaining to Fishing in Broad and Linkhorn Bays
Chapter 20: Pertaining to the Licensing of Fixed Fishing Devices
Chapter 25: Pertaining to Pound Net Siting Public Interest Review
Chapter 30: Pertaining to the Licensing of Crab Traps and Pounds [Repealed]
Chapter 40: Regulations Pertaining to Crab Catch Limits [Repealed]
Chapter 50: Pertaining to Taking or Catching of Oysters [Repealed]
Chapter 60: Pertaining to the Display of Licenses to Catch Finfish or Crabs
Chapter 70: Pertaining to the Harvesting of Clams
Chapter 80: Pertaining to the Setting of Fishing Devices Proximate to Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Chapter 90: Pertaining to Dredging for Crabs [Repealed]
Chapter 100: Pertaining to the Taking of Clams on Seaside of Eastern Shore
Chapter 110: Pertaining to Lobsters
Chapter 120: Pertaining to Public Notice of Applications for Permits for Certain Uses of State-Owned Bottomlands
Chapter 130: Pertaining to Prohibited Areas for Use of Patent Tongs
Chapter 140: Pertaining to Identification of Crab Pots, Peeler Pots, Eel Pots, and Fish Pots
Chapter 150: Pertaining to the Dredging of Conchs (Also Known As Whelks)
Chapter 160: Pertaining to the Leasing of Oyster Planting Ground [Repealed]
Chapter 170: Pertaining to the Removal of Nets
Chapter 180: Pertaining to the Taking of Eels and Elvers [Repealed]
Chapter 190: Pertaining to Measuring Mesh Size of Menhaden Nets
Chapter 200: Pertaining to the Requirements for Reporting Oyster Transactions and Payment of Taxes [Repealed]
Chapter 210: Pertaining to the Dredging for Oysters [Repealed]
Chapter 220: Pertaining to the Taking of Finfish by Gill Nets
Chapter 230: Pertaining to the Harvesting of Surf Clams
Chapter 240: Pertaining to the Tangier Island Crab Scrape Sanctuary
Chapter 250: Pertaining to the Taking of Striped Bass [Repealed]
Chapter 251: Pertaining to the Taking of Striped Bass [Repealed]
Chapter 252: Pertaining to Atlantic Striped Bass
Chapter 260: Pertaining to Designation of Seed Areas and Clean Cull Areas
Chapter 270: Pertaining to Blue Crab Fishery
Chapter 280: Pertaining to Speckled Trout
Chapter 290: Marking of Leased Oyster Planting Ground
Chapter 300: Pertaining to Crab Catch Limits [Repealed]
Chapter 310: Pertaining to the Relaying of Shellfish
Chapter 320: Pertaining to the Taking of Black Drum
Chapter 330: Pertaining to the Taking of Shellfish from Condemned Areas
Chapter 333: Virginia General Permit #1 (Vgp#1) for Projects Undertaken by the Virginia Department of Transportation in, on or over State-Owned Subaqueous Lands Anywhere within the Commonwealth
Chapter 335: Pertaining to on-Bottom Shellfish Aquaculture Activities
Chapter 336: General Permit No. 3 Pertaining to Noncommercial Riparian Shellfish Growing Activities
Chapter 337: Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Sav) Transplantation Guidelines
Chapter 340: Public Participation Guidelines
Chapter 345: General Wetlands Permit for Emergency Situations
Chapter 350: Pertaining to Prohibiting the Sale of Billfish
Chapter 360: Criteria for the Siting of Marinas or Community Facilities for Boat Mooring
Chapter 370: Pertaining to the Culling of Crabs
Chapter 380: Pertaining to Grey Trout (Weakfish)
Chapter 390: Wetlands Mitigation -- Compensation Policy
Chapter 395: General Permit for Emergency Situations and Water Quality Improvement Projects
Chapter 398: Ballast Water Discharge Reporting
Chapter 400: Criteria for the Placement of Sandy Dredged Material Along Beaches in the Commonwealth
Chapter 410: Pertaining to the Use of Patent Tongs
Chapter 420: Pertaining to the Use of Trawls in the Territorial Sea [Repealed]
Chapter 430: Pertaining to the Marking and Minimum Mesh Size of Gill Nets
Chapter 440: Coastal Primary Sand Dune/Beaches Guidelines: Barrier Island Policy
Chapter 450: Pertaining to the Taking of Bluefish
Chapter 460: Pertaining to the Use of Crab Traps and Pounds
Chapter 470: Pertaining to Hampton Roads Management Area
Chapter 480: Pertaining to Eastern Shore Bayside Management Areas
Chapter 490: Pertaining to Sharks
Chapter 500: Pertaining to the Catching of Eels
Chapter 510: Pertaining to Amberjack and Cobia
Chapter 520: Pertaining to the Use of Patent Tongs
Chapter 530: Pertaining to American Shad
Chapter 540: Pertaining to Spanish and King Mackerel
Chapter 550: Pertaining to the Removal of Gill Nets and Other Nonfixed Finfishing Gear
Chapter 560: Pertaining to Shellfish Management Areas
Chapter 561: Pertaining to the Hampton Flats Hard Clam Harvest Area
Chapter 566: Pertaining to the Hampton Roads Shellfish Relay Area
Chapter 570: Pertaining to the Use of Firearms to Take Fish
Chapter 580: Pertaining to the Alteration of Finfish
Chapter 590: Pertaining to the Taking of Hard Clams
Chapter 600: Pertaining to Pound Net License Sales
Chapter 610: Pertaining to Commercial Fishing and Mandatory Harvest Reporting
Chapter 620: Pertaining to Summer Flounder
Chapter 630: [Reserved]
Chapter 650: Establishment of Oyster Sanctuary Areas
Chapter 660: [Reserved]
Chapter 670: Pertaining to Recreational Gear Licenses
Chapter 680: Pertaining to Gill Nets
Chapter 690: [Reserved]
Chapter 700: Pertaining to Crab Pots
Chapter 710: [Reserved]
Chapter 720: Pertaining to Restrictions on Oyster Harvest
Chapter 730: Pertaining to Nonresident Harvesters License Fee
Chapter 740: Pertaining to the Snagging or Towing of Fish
Chapter 750: Pertaining to Crab Dredge License Sales [Repealed]
Chapter 751: Pertaining to the Setting and Mesh Size of Gill Nets
Chapter 752: Pertaining to Blue Crab Sanctuaries
Chapter 753: [Reserved]
Chapter 754: Pertaining to Importation of Fish, Shellfish or Crustacea into Virginia's Waters
Chapter 755: Pertaining to Artificial Reefs
Chapter 756: [Reserved]
Chapter 770: Piankatank River Management Area [Repealed]
Chapter 780: Patent Tong Restrictions [Repealed]
Chapter 790: Open Public Oyster Rocks, Pocomoke Sound [Repealed]
Chapter 800: Loading and Unloading Points for Relayed Shellfish [Repealed]
Chapter 810: Opening of John East Turn and Poynter Rocks and Closing Beaseley Bay Rock and Deep Creek Channel, Buoy No. 7 [Repealed]
Chapter 820: Unloading Points for Relayed Shellfish [Repealed]
Chapter 830: A Change in the Oyster Cull Size for Oysters Harvested from Russ Rock, Rappahannock River [Repealed]
Chapter 840: Unloading Point for Relaying Shellfish [Repealed]
Chapter 850: Expansion of the Jail Island Clean Cull Area [Repealed]
Chapter 860: A Change in the Oyster Cull Size for Oysters Harvested from Little Carters Rock, Rappahannock River [Repealed]
Chapter 870: Unloading Point for Relaying Shellfish [Repealed]
Chapter 880: Pertaining to Hard Crab Pot Limits
Chapter 890: Pertaining to Channeled Whelk
Chapter 900: Pertaining to Horseshoe Crab
Chapter 910: Pertaining to Scup (Porgy)
Chapter 920: Pertaining to Landing Licenses
Chapter 950: Pertaining to Black Sea Bass
Chapter 960: Pertaining to Tautog
Chapter 970: Pertaining to Spadefish
Chapter 980: Pertaining to on-Shore Loading and Unloading of Shellfish from Condemned Areas [Repealed]
Chapter 995: Pertaining to Commercial Hook-And-Line Fishing
Chapter 1000: Pertaining to Dredging in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Chapter 1020: Pertaining to Bay Scallops
Chapter 1030: Management Plan for the Ungranted State Lands in Accomack and Northampton Counties
Chapter 1040: Pertaining to Commercial Crab Fishery Licenses
Chapter 1045: Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Areas
Chapter 1050: Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Area -- Huntington Ingalls Industries/Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Chapter 1060: Pertaining to Enlargement of Established Restricted Area -- Dominion Power/Nuclear Power Station
Chapter 1065: Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Areas
Chapter 1070: Pertaining to Haul Seines
Chapter 1080: Pertaining to Monkfish (Goosefish)
Chapter 1090: Pertaining to Licensing Requirements and License Fees
Chapter 1100: Pertaining to Shellfish Handling
Chapter 1110: Pertaining to Sheepshead
Chapter 1120: Pertaining to Tilefish and Grouper
Chapter 1130: General Permit No. 4 for Temporary Protective Enclosures for Shellfish
Chapter 1140: Prohibition of Crab Dredging in Virginia Waters [Repealed]
Chapter 1150: Pertaining to Charter Boat and Head Boat Fisheries [Repealed]
Chapter 1170: Requirements Related to the Purchase of Fish from the Catcher
Chapter 1180: Pertaining to Fishing Guides, Charter Boat, and Head Boat Fisheries
Chapter 1190: Pertaining to Gill Net Control Date
Chapter 1200: Pertaining to the Special Oyster Relay Season in the Rappahannock River [Repealed]
Chapter 1210: Pertaining to a Blue Crab Sanctuary [Repealed]
Chapter 1220: Pertaining to Separation Between Nets
Chapter 1230: Pertaining to Restrictions on Shellfish
Chapter 1240: Fisherman Identification Program
Chapter 1250: Pertaining to the Tagging of Shellfish
Chapter 1260: Pertaining to River Herring
Chapter 1270: Pertaining to Atlantic Menhaden
Chapter 1280: Pertaining to Fishing License and Privilege Revocation
Chapter 1290: Pertaining to Restrictions on the Harvest of Shellfish and in Condemned Shellfish Areas
Chapter 1300: Living Shoreline Group 1 General Permit for Certain Living Shoreline Treatments Involving Tidal Wetlands
Chapter 1310: Pertaining to Jonah Crab
Chapter 1320: Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Area - Maritime Administration James River Reserve Fleet
Chapter 1330: Living Shoreline Group 2 General Permit for Certain Living Shoreline Treatments Involving Submerged Lands, Tidal Wetlands, or Coastal Primary Sand Dunes and Beaches
Chapter 1340: Fast-Track Permitting Program for Disposal of Dredged Material
Chapter 1350: Pertaining to General Oyster Planting Ground Lease Renewal Fee
Chapter 1360: Pertaining to Commercial Electrofishing
Chapter 1370: Pertaining to Atlantic Croaker
Chapter 1380: Pertaining to Spot
Chapter 1390: Pertaining to Shrimp
Chapter 1400: Pertaining to Red Drum
Chapter 1410: Utility Line Encroachments Beneath or over State-Owned Subaqueous Beds
Agency 25: Department of Energy
Chapter 10: Public Participation Guidelines [Repealed]
Chapter 11: Public Participation Guidelines
Chapter 20: Board of Coal Mining Examiners Certification Requirements
Chapter 30: Minerals Other Than Coal Surface Mining Regulations [Repealed]
Chapter 31: Reclamation Regulations for Mineral Mining
Chapter 35: Certification Requirements for Mineral Miners
Chapter 40: Safety and Health Regulations for Mineral Mining
Chapter 50: Rules and Regulations Governing the Certification of Diesel Engine Mechanics in Underground Coal Mines [Repealed]
Chapter 60: Rules and Regulations Governing the Installation and Use of Automated Temporary Roof Support Systems
Chapter 70: Regulations Governing Disruption of Communications in Mines
Chapter 80: Rules and Regulations Governing Advanced First-Aid [Repealed]
Chapter 90: Regulations Governing the Use of Diesel-Powered Equipment in Underground Coal Mines
Chapter 100: Regulations Governing Vertical Ventilation Holes and Mining Near Gas and Oil Wells [Repealed]
Chapter 101: Regulations Governing Vertical Ventilation Holes and Mining Near Gas and Oil Wells
Chapter 110: Regulations Governing Blasting in Surface Mining Operations
Chapter 120: Requirements for Installation and Use of Cabs and Canopies
Chapter 125: Regulations Governing Coal Stockpiles and Bulk Storage and Handling Facilities
Chapter 130: Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations
Chapter 140: Coal Surface Mining Regulations [Repealed]
Chapter 145: Regulations on the Eligibility of Certain Mining Operators to Perform Reclamation Projects
Chapter 150: Virginia Gas and Oil Regulation
Chapter 160: Virginia Gas and Oil Board Regulations
Chapter 165: Regulations Governing the Use of Arbitration to Resolve Coalbed Methane Gas Ownership Disputes
Chapter 170: Geothermal Energy Regulations
Agency 40: Potomac River Fisheries Commission
Agency 45: Board on Conservation and Development of Public Beaches [Repealed]
Chapter 10: Regulations Governing Application for and Use of Grant Funds to Localities
Agency 50: Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board
Chapter 10: Regulatory Public Participation Procedures [Repealed]
Chapter 11: Public Participation Guidelines
Chapter 20: Impounding Structure Regulations
Chapter 30: Erosion and Sediment Control Regulations - Renumbered As 9VAC25-840
Chapter 40: Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund [Repealed]
Chapter 50: Erosion and Sediment Control and Stormwater Management Certification Regulations - Renumbered As 9VAC25-850
Chapter 60: Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) Permit Regulations - Renumbered As 9VAC25-870
Chapter 70: Resource Management Plans
Chapter 85: Nutrient Management Training and Certification Regulations
Chapter 90: Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Designation and Management Regulations - Renumbered As 9VAC25-830

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