Va. Code § 28.2-303

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 28.2-303 - Taking and sale of sturgeon prohibited; penalty

Except as otherwise provided by regulation, it shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch or possess any sturgeon. Any sturgeon caught by any person shall be immediately returned to the water.

It shall be unlawful for any dealer or wholesaler of fish for human consumption to buy from others or to otherwise possess for purposes of resale any sturgeon.

A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Va. Code § 28.2-303

1970, c. 629, § 28.1-49.1; 1981, c. 579; 1984, c. 13; 1985, cc. 546, 615; 1992, c. 836.

Amended by Acts 1992, c. 836.

Amended by Acts 1985, § cc. 546, 615.

Amended by Acts 1984, c. 13.

Amended by Acts 1981, c. 579.

Amended by Acts 1970, c. 629, § 28.1-49.1.