4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-540-30

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 22, June 17, 2024

Section 4VAC20-540-30 - Recreational possession limits

A. It shall be unlawful for any person fishing with hook-and-line, hand line, rod and reel, spear, gig, or other recreational gear to possess more than 15 Spanish mackerel or more than three king mackerel.

B. When fishing from a boat or vessel where the entire catch is held in a common hold or container, the possession limits shall be for the boat or vessel and shall be equal to the number of persons on board legally eligible to fish multiplied by 15 for Spanish mackerel or multiplied by three for king mackerel. The captain or operator of the boat or vessel shall be responsible for any boat or vessel possession limit.

Derived from VR450-01-0070 §3, eff. June 8, 1991; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 17, eff. April 14, 1995; Volume 17, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 2001; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 26, eff. 8/17/2020; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 02, eff. 9/1/2020.

Statutory Authority: § 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.