Source: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincodeexpand/title4/agency15/chapter330/
Timestamp: 2020-01-24 02:37:19
Document Index: 653195897

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 4', '§ 5', '§ 6', '§ 7', '§ 8', '§ 9', '§ 10', '§ 11', '§ 12', '§ 12', '§ 13', '§ 14', '§ 14', '§ 14', '§ 29', '§ 15', '§ 16', '§ 17']

Derived from VR325-03-2 § 1, eff. January 1, 1989; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. July 1, 1995; Volume 19, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 2003; Volume 35, Issue 2, eff. January 1, 2019.
4VAC15-330-20. [Repealed]
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 2, eff. January 1, 1992; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. July 1, 1995.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 3, eff. July 1, 1973; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 17, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2001; Volume 24, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2008.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 4, eff. July 1, 1980; amended, Virginia Register Volume 9, Issue 4, eff. January 1, 1993; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995.
4VAC15-330-50. Size limit.
Except as otherwise specifically provided by the sections appearing in this chapter, there shall be a seven-inch minimum size limit on trout generally and a 16-inch minimum size limit on trout in Moomaw Reservoir.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 5, eff. January 1, 1992; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 17, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2001; Volume 22, Issue 19, eff. July 1, 2006.
4VAC15-330-60. Methods and equipment used in fishing.
It shall be unlawful for any person fishing in designated stocked trout water to use more than one rod, one line, and one baited hook (a treble hook is considered one hook); however, any combination of artificial lures is allowed. It shall be unlawful to use seines and nets in designated stocked trout waters, except that a hand-landing net to land fish legally hooked may be used in all waters.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 6, eff. January 1, 1981; amended, Virginia Register Volume 9, Issue 4, eff. January 1, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 17, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2001.
4VAC15-330-70. [Repealed]
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 7, eff. January 1, 1993; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. July 1, 1995.
4VAC15-330-80. Fishing in certain waters after obtaining creel limit of trout prohibited.
It shall be unlawful to fish in designated stocked trout waters or in the waters covered by 4VAC15-330-110, 4VAC15-330-120, 4VAC15-330-130, 4VAC15-330-140, and 4VAC15-330-160 (during the period from May 16 through September 30) of this chapter after the daily creel limit of trout is obtained.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 8, eff. January 1, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 9, eff. July 1, 1969; amended, Virginia Register Volume 9, Issue 4, eff. January 1, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 10, eff. January 1, 1983; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 17, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2001; Volume 19, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 2003; Volume 24, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2008.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 11, eff. January 1, 1992; amended, Virginia Register Volume 9, Issue 4, eff. January 1, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 13, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1997; Volume 15, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1999.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 12, eff. January 1, 1992; amended, Virginia Register Volume 9, Issue 4, eff. January 1, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 13, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1997; Volume 15, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1999; Volume 17, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2001; Volume 19, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 2003; Volume 24, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2008; Volume 27, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2011; Volume 33, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2017.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 12-1, eff. January 1, 1992; amended, Virginia Register Volume 9, Issue 4, eff. January 1, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 33, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2017.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 13, eff. January 1, 1991; amended, Virginia Register Volume 9, Issue 4, eff. January 1, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 15, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1999; Volume 22, Issue 19, eff. July 1, 2006; Volume 27, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2011.
4VAC15-330-150. Special provision applicable to trout fishing using artificial lures with single hook.
14. Big Tumbling Creek and its tributaries within the Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Smyth County from a sign starting at the foot of the mountain and extending upstream seasonally from October 1 until five days prior to the first Saturday in April.
15. South River in the City of Waynesboro from the Wayne Avenue Bridge downstream 2.2 miles to the Second Street Bridge.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 14, eff. January 1, 1992; amended, Virginia Register Volume 9, Issue 4, eff. January 1, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 13, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1997; Volume 13, Issue 24, eff. October 15, 1997; Volume 15, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1999; Volume 27, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2011; Volume 31, Issue 9, eff. January 1, 2015; Volume 33, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2017; Volume 35, Issue 2, eff. January 1, 2019.
4VAC15-330-160. Special provisions applicable to certain portions of Accotink Creek, Back Creek, Big Moccasin Creek, Chestnut Creek, Hardware River, Holliday Creek, Holmes Run, Indian Creek, North River, Passage Creek, Peak Creek, Pedlar River, North Fork of Pound and Pound rivers, Middle Fork of Powell River, and Roanoke River.
It shall be lawful to fish from October 1 through May 31, both dates inclusive, using only artificial lures in Accotink Creek (Fairfax County) from King Arthur Road downstream 3.1 miles to Route 620 (Braddock Road), in Back Creek (Bath County) from the Route 600 bridge just below the Virginia Power Back Creek Dam downstream 1.5 miles to the Route 600 bridge at the lower boundary of the Virginia Power Recreational Area, in Big Moccasin Creek (Scott County) from the Virginia Department of Transportation foot bridge downstream approximately 1.9 miles to the Wadlow Gap Bridge, in Chestnut Creek (Carroll County) from the U.S. Route 58 bridge downstream 11.4 miles to the confluence with New River, in the Hardware River (Fluvanna County) from the Route 646 bridge upstream 3.0 miles to Muleshoe Bend as posted, in Holliday Creek (Appomattox/Buckingham Counties) from the Route 640 crossing downstream 2.8 miles to a sign posted at the headwaters of Holliday Lake, in Holmes Run (Fairfax County) from the Lake Barcroft Dam downstream 1.2 miles to a sign posted at the Alexandria City line, in Indian Creek within the boundaries of Wilderness Road State Park (Lee County), in the North River (Augusta County) from the base of Elkhorn Dam downstream 1.5 miles to a sign posted at the head of Staunton City Reservoir, in Passage Creek (Warren County) from the lower boundary of the Front Royal State Hatchery upstream 0.9 miles to the Shenandoah/Warren County line, in Peak Creek (Pulaski County) from the confluence of Tract Fork downstream 2.7 miles to the Route 99 bridge, in the Pedlar River (Amherst County) from the City of Lynchburg/George Washington National Forest boundary line (below Lynchburg Reservoir) downstream 2.7 miles to the boundary line of the George Washington National Forest, in North Fork of Pound and Pound rivers from the base of North Fork of Pound Dam downstream to the confluence with Indian Creek, in the Middle Fork of Powell River (Wise County) from the old train trestle at the downstream boundary of Appalachia extending approximately 1.9 miles downstream to the trestle just upstream of the Town of Big Stone Gap, in the Roanoke River (Roanoke County) from the Route 760 bridge (Diuguids Lane) upstream 1.0 miles to a sign posted at the upper end of Green Hill Park (Roanoke County), and in the Roanoke River (City of Salem) from the Route 419 bridge upstream 2.2 miles to the Colorado Street bridge. From October 1 through May 31, all trout caught in these waters must be immediately returned to the water unharmed, and it shall be unlawful for any person to have in possession any bait or trout. During the period of June 1 through September 30, the above restrictions will not apply.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 14-1, eff. January 1, 1992; amended, Virginia Register Volume 9, Issue 4, eff. January 1, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 13, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1997; Volume 15, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1999; Volume 17, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2001; Volume 19, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 2003; Volume 22, Issue 19, eff. July 1, 2006; Volume 24, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2008; Volume 27, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2011; Volume 33, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2017.
4VAC15-330-170. [Repealed]
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 14-2, eff. March 15, 1990; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1997.
A. In that portion of the Jackson River from Gathright Dam downstream to the Westvaco Dam at Covington in Allegheny County, the daily creel limit shall be four trout per day and only one of the four may be a brown trout, the minimum size limit for brown trout shall be 20 inches in length, and the protected slot limit for rainbow trout shall be 12 to 16 inches. All brown trout caught in this section of the Jackson River under 20 inches in length and all rainbow trout between 12 and 16 inches in length caught in this section of Jackson River shall be immediately returned to the water. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any brown trout under 20 inches in length or any rainbow trout between 12 and 16 inches in length in this area. Because of the 12-inch to 16-inch protected slot limit for rainbow trout, the statewide seven-inch minimum trout limit does not apply to rainbow trout in this section of Jackson River.
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 26, eff. October 15, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2008; Volume 27, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2011.
§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 15; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995.
4VAC15-330-190. Trout artificially raised for sale.
A. Permit required. It shall be lawful to sell artificially raised brown trout, brook trout or rainbow trout. Commercial aquaculture operations in Virginia that artificially raise and sell brown, brook, and rainbow trout must obtain a permit from the department.
B. Records. Any person who shall artificially raise brown trout, brook trout or rainbow trout for sale shall keep a record of the number and species, the number raised or, if imported, from whom purchased.
C. Inspection of premises or establishments. Any establishment raising trout or ordering, importing or possessing trout, as provided for in subsection A of this section, shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours to any representative of the department.
D. Trout as bait. Artificially raised rainbow trout may be sold as bait for use in the James River and the New River, and in impoundments (ponds, lakes, and reservoirs), except impoundments listed as designated stocked trout waters, Lake Moomaw, and Philpott Reservoir. Persons possessing purchased rainbow trout for bait must have a valid invoice or bill of sale, specifying date of purchase, the number of trout purchased, and name of an individual or business permitted to sell trout.
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 16, eff. July 1, 1973; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 17, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2001; Volume 19, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 2003.
4VAC15-330-200. Special provisions applicable to Urban Fishing Program waters.
Waters selected by the director for inclusion into the Urban Fishing Program will be considered designated stocked trout waters only from November 1 through April 30, thus a trout license is not required from May 1 through October 31. In addition, trout may be creeled from these waters year around and the daily trout creel limit shall be four. Once a trout is taken into possession by placing in the creel, it becomes a part of the daily creel limit and may not be released (culled).
Derived from VR325-03-2 § 17, eff. October 20, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 24, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2008.
4VAC15-330-210. Special provisions applicable to youth-only stocked trout waters.
Waters selected by the director for inclusion into the Youth-Only Stocked Trout Program will be considered youth-only stocked trout waters from April 1 through June 15. Only youth 15 years of age and younger may participate in the program. The daily trout creel limit shall be three. From June 16 through March 31, statewide fishing regulations and licensing requirements apply. Adults (17 years of age and older) are not required to have a freshwater fishing license or a trout license to assist youth fishing in youth-only stocked trout waters. Adults assisting youth (15 years of age and younger) while fishing in youth-only stocked trout waters may:
1. Bait the hook;
2. Assist in casting; and
3. Assist with removing the fish from the hook or line.
Adults may not assist with catching a fish (setting the hook or retrieving the fish).
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2017.