4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-20-10

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 10, December 30, 2024

Section 4VAC20-20-10 - Purpose

The purposes of this chapter are to set forth the procedures pertaining to the licensing of fixed fishing devices and the priority rights of holders of fixed fishing device licenses, ensure the safety of persons fishing near pound nets and staked gill nets, and reduce entanglements with sea turtles and bottlenose dolphins.

Derived from VR450-01-0004 § 1, eff. January 23, 1985; amended, Virginia Register Volume 10, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 17, eff. April 7, 1995; Volume 15, Issue 5, eff. October 28, 1998; Volume 26, Issue 21, eff. July 16, 2010.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.