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Table of Contents » Title 28.2. Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters » Subtitle II. Tidal Fisheries » Chapter 3. Finfish » Article 3. Restrictions on Trawling » § 28.2-316. Trawling boat not granted license for other fishing device; penalty

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Code of Virginia
Title 28.2. Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters
Chapter 3. Finfish

7/14/2025

§ 28.2-316. Trawling boat not granted license for other fishing device; penalty.

It is unlawful for any vessel, boat or other craft equipped for trawling and having a trawl net on board to be licensed for any other net or fishing device.

A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Code 1950, § 28-69; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-68; 1992, c. 836.

The chapters of the acts of assembly referenced in the historical citation at the end of this section may not constitute a comprehensive list of such chapters and may exclude chapters whose provisions have expired.