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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-60 - Methods and equipment used in fishing

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
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.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-80 - Fishing in certain waters after obtaining creel limit of trout prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
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.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-90 - Feeding or baiting trout prohibited in designated stocked trout waters

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful to feed or bait trout in designated
				  stocked trout waters of the Commonwealth.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-100 - "Artificial lure" defined

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
For the purposes of this chapter "artificial lure" shall
				  include manufactured or handmade flies, spinners, plugs, spoons and facsimiles
				  of live animals, but shall not be construed to include artificially produced
				  organic baits and fish eggs that are intended to be ingested. Artificial lures
				  with single hook shall mean any single point lure (with no multiple point
				  hooks). Where single-hook artificial lures are required, a multiple number of
				  single-hook lures (such as dropper flies) fished in series are
				  permitted.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-110

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-120 - Special provisions applicable to certain portions of Buffalo Creek, Dan River, Pound River, Roaring Run, and South Fork Holston River

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. It shall be
				lawful year around to fish using only artificial lures with single hooks in
				that portion of Buffalo Creek in Rockbridge County from the confluence of
				Colliers Creek upstream 2.9 miles to the confluence of North and South Buffalo
				Creeks, in that portion of the Dan River in Patrick County from Talbott Dam
				approximately six miles downstream to a sign posted just upstream from the
				confluence of Dan River and Townes Reservoir, in that portion of the Pound
				River from a sign posted 0.4 miles below the Flannagan Dam, downstream 1.2
				miles to a sign posted just upstream of the confluence of the Pound River and
				the Russell Fork River, in that portion of the South Fork Holston River in
				Smyth County from a sign posted at the upper Jefferson National Forest boundary
				downstream approximately four miles to a sign posted 500 feet upstream of the
				concrete dam at Buller Fish Culture Station, and in that portion of Roaring Run
				in Botetourt County from a sign posted at the third footbridge above the
				Roaring Run Furnace Day Use Area upstream approximately one mile to a sign
				posted at the Botetourt/Alleghany County line.
B. The daily creel limit in these waters
				shall be two trout a day year around and the size limit shall be 16 inches or
				more in length. All trout caught in these waters under 16 inches in length
				shall be immediately returned to the water unharmed. It shall be unlawful for
				any person to have in his possession any bait or any trout under 16 inches in
				length in these areas.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-130 - Special provision applicable to certain portions of Mossy Creek and South River

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be lawful year around to fish using only artificial
				  flies with single hooks in that portion of Mossy Creek in Augusta County
				  upstream from the Augusta/Rockingham County line to a sign posted at the
				  confluence of Joseph's Spring and in that portion of South River from the North
				  Oak Lane Bridge in Waynesboro upstream to a sign posted 1.5 miles above the
				  State Route 632 (Shalom Road) Bridge. The daily creel limit in these waters
				  shall be one trout a day year around and the size limit shall be 20 inches or
				  more in length. All trout caught in these waters under 20 inches in length
				  shall be immediately returned to the water unharmed. It shall be unlawful for
				  any person to have in his possession any bait or any trout under 20 inches in
				  length in this area.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-140 - Special provision applicable to certain portions of Big Wilson Creek, Cabin Creek, Conway River, Little Stony Creek, Little Wilson Creek, Mill Creek, North Fork Buffalo River, St. Mary's River and Ramsey's Draft

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be lawful to fish using only artificial lures with
				  single hooks in that portion of the Conway River and its tributaries in Greene
				  and Madison Counties within the Rapidan Wildlife Management Area, in that
				  portion of Big and Little Wilson Creeks and their tributaries and Cabin Creek
				  and its tributaries in Grayson County within the Grayson Highlands State Park
				  and the Jefferson National Forest Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, in
				  that portion of Little Stony Creek in Giles County within the Jefferson
				  National Forest, in that portion of Little Stony Creek in Shenandoah County
				  within the George Washington National Forest, in Mill Creek and its tributaries
				  upstream of the Poplar Street Bridge in the Town of Narrows (Mill Creek flows
				  through the Town of Narrows and Jefferson National Forest in Giles County), in
				  the North Fork Buffalo River and its tributaries in Amherst County within the
				  George Washington National Forest, in that portion of St. Mary's River in
				  Augusta County and its tributaries upstream from the gate at the George
				  Washington National Forest property line, and in that portion of Ramsey's Draft
				  and its tributaries in Augusta County within the George Washington National
				  Forest. All trout caught in these waters under nine inches in length shall be
				  immediately returned to the water unharmed. It shall be unlawful for any person
				  to have in his possession any bait or any trout under nine inches in length
				  while in these areas.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-171 - Special provisions applicable to certain portions of Jackson River

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
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.
B. The trout daily creel
				limit shall be two, the minimum size limit shall be 16 inches in length, and
				only artificial lures may be used in that portion of Jackson River in Bath
				County from the swinging bridge located just upstream from the mouth of Muddy
				Run, upstream three miles to the last ford on FS 481D. All trout caught in
				these waters under 16 inches in length shall be immediately returned to the
				water unharmed. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his possession
				any bait or any trout under 16 inches in length in these areas.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-175 - Special provisions applicable to certain portions of Smith River

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
In that portion of the Smith River from Philpott Dam
				  downstream to the State Route 636 Bridge crossing (Mitchell Bridge), the
				  protected slot limit for brown trout shall be 10 to 24 inches and only one
				  brown trout longer than 24 inches can be harvested per day. All brown trout
				  caught in this section of Smith River between 10 and 24 inches in length must
				  be immediately returned to the water unharmed. It shall be unlawful for any
				  person to possess any brown trout between 10 and 24 inches or more than one
				  brown trout longer than 24 inches in length in this section of Smith River.
				  Because of the 10-inch to 24-inch protected slot limit for brown trout, the
				  statewide seven-inch minimum trout limit does not apply to brown trout in this
				  section of Smith River. Statewide creel and size limits shall apply to all
				  other trout species caught in this section of the Smith River, and the
				  statewide daily creel limit of six trout per day applies to all trout species
				  combined, in aggregate.
Statutory Authority
§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-180 - Bills of sale for trout creeled in commercially operated fishing ponds

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The operator of a commercially operated fishing pond shall
				  be required to furnish each fisherman taking trout therein a bill of sale,
				  which shall include the name of the fisherman, date, species and number of
				  trout creeled. The fisherman shall retain this bill of sale as long as the fish
				  are in his possession and a duplicate of that shall remain with the operator of
				  the commercially operated fishing pond and be made available for inspection by
				  all authorized department personnel.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-190 - Trout artificially raised for sale

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
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.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-200 - Special provisions applicable to Urban Fishing Program waters

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
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).
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-210 - Special provisions applicable to youth-only stocked trout waters

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
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).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 340 - FISH: SEINES AND NETS › Section 4VAC15-340-10 - Haul seines to take fish for sale

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Authorization to take fish for sale. A
				haul seine permit shall authorize the person to whom issued to take fish for
				sale as specified with a haul seine from the waters designated in this section.
B. Permit holder to be present
				when seine operated. The holder of a haul seine permit must be present with the
				seine at all times when it is being operated. The holder, however, may have
				others to assist him, and such persons assisting are not required to have a
				permit.
C. Length and size of nets.
				The length of haul seine nets shall not be more than 500 yards. The size of
				mesh shall be 1-1/2 inch bar mesh.
D. Season and fish to be taken in Virginia
				Beach City. In Back Bay and its natural tributaries (not including Lake
				Tecumseh and Red Wing Lake), North Landing River from the North Carolina line
				to Pungo Ferry (not including Blackwater River), the open season to take all
				fish, except game fish, shad, alewife, and blueback herring, with a haul seine
				shall be from November 1 through March 31, both dates inclusive. The harvest
				limit for anadromous hickory shad shall be 10 per day.
E. Labeling packages containing fish taken
				with haul seine. It shall be unlawful for any person to ship or otherwise
				transport any package, box, or other receptacle containing fish taken under a
				haul seine permit unless the same bears a label showing the name and address of
				the owner of the seine and a statement of the kind of fish contained in it.
F. Reporting. The holder of a
				permit to take fish for sale by means of haul seines shall keep a record of the
				pounds of fish taken by species and location (name and county of water body),
				and the pounds of each species sold.
Statutory Authority: 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 340 - FISH: SEINES AND NETS › Section 4VAC15-340-20 - Haul seines to take fish for personal use

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Authorization to take fish for personal
				use. Pursuant to §§ 29.1-412 and 29.1-416 of the Code of Virginia, a
				permit to use a haul seine to take fish for personal use authorizes the holder
				of such permit to take nongame fish (except for those species listed in
				4VAC15-20-130 ) with a haul seine
				for private table use, but not for sale in the counties of Franklin, Henry and
				Patrick, and in those waters as specified in § 29.1-531 of the Code of
				Virginia in the county for which such permit is issued, except as otherwise
				prohibited in
				4VAC15-320-100,
				4VAC15-330-60,
				4VAC15-330-20(Repealed),
				and in waters listed in subsection F of this chapter.
B. Holder to be present when seine operated.
				The holder of a permit to take fish with a haul seine for personal use must be
				present when the seine is being operated but may have other persons to assist
				him who are not required to have a permit. However, those assisting the
				permittee or handling live fish or both must meet the fishing license
				requirements of the Commonwealth.
C. Length and size of haul seines. The length
				of a haul seine to take fish for personal use shall not be more than 60 feet in
				length. The minimum size of mesh shall be 1-1/2-inch bar mesh (3-inch stretch
				mesh).
D. Season to take fish with
				a haul seine. The season to take fish with a haul seine for personal use shall
				be from July 1 through September 30, both dates inclusive.
E. Department notification required to use a
				haul seine. Persons permitted to use a haul seine for personal use must notify
				the regional law-enforcement office a minimum of 48 hours prior to
				use.
F. Haul seine use restricted
				in certain areas. The use of haul seines for personal use is prohibited in the
				following stream sections of Franklin and Patrick counties:
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Roanoke River from County Route 634 crossing upstream to the
				  Roanoke/Franklin County line.
PATRICK COUNTY
Smith River from Philpott Lake upstream including
				  headwaters.
Rock Castle Creek from its confluence with Smith River
				  upstream, including headwaters.
Dan River from VA/NC state line upstream to County Route 631
				  crossing.
Poorhouse Creek from its confluence with North Fork Mayo
				  River upstream including headwaters.
North Fork Mayo River from its confluence with Poorhouse
				  Creek upstream.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 340 - FISH: SEINES AND NETS › Section 4VAC15-340-30 - Gill nets

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Authorization
				to take fish. A gill net permit shall authorize the holder thereof to take
				nongame fish during the times and in the waters and for the purposes provided
				for in this section. Such gill net shall not be more than 300 feet in length.
				The mesh size shall be not less than one-inch bar or square mesh (three-inch
				stretch mesh). Applicants must annually purchase tags for each net the
				applicant intends to operate and attach a department tag to each net prior to
				use. A single permit will be issued to the permittee and shall list each tag
				number the permittee has been issued. All nets must be checked daily and all
				game fish returned to the wild.
B.
				Permit holder to be present when gill net is being set and checked for fish.
				The holder of a gill net permit must be present with the net at all times when
				it is being set and checked for fish. The holder may have others to assist him,
				and such persons assisting are not required to have a permit. However, those
				assisting the permittee must meet the fishing license requirements of the
				Commonwealth.
C. Times and places
				permitted in Virginia Beach City; fish which may be taken. Gill nets may be
				used in Virginia Beach City in Back Bay and its natural tributaries (not
				including Lake Tecumseh and Red Wing Lake) and North Landing River from the
				North Carolina line to Pungo Ferry (not including Blackwater River) for the
				taking of nongame fish, except American shad, alewife, and blueback herring,
				for table use and also for sale from November 1 through March 31, both dates
				inclusive. The harvest limit for anadromous hickory shad shall be 10 per day.
				Gill nets set in Back Bay waters shall be at least 300 feet from any other net
				and at least 300 feet from the shoreline. All such nets must be marked at both
				ends and at least every 100 feet along the length of the net with a five-inch
				by 12-inch minimum dimensions float.
Statutory Authority: 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 340 - FISH: SEINES AND NETS › Section 4VAC15-340-40 - Dip nets; generally

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A.
				Authorization to take fish with dip nets. A county dip net permit shall
				authorize the holder to take shad, herring, mullet, and suckers (daily creel
				(possession) limits for shad and herring are found in
				4VAC15-320-25, there is no limit
				for mullet, and subsection D of this section provides limits for suckers), in
				the county named on the face of the permit with a dip net in inland waters,
				except where otherwise prohibited by local legislation or by the sections
				appearing in this chapter.
B.
				Persons required to have permit; inspection by conservation police officers. A
				dip net permit, or valid fishing license, shall be required for all persons
				using or assisting in the use of a dip net and permits, or licenses, shall be
				carried at all times while using such nets and shall be subject to inspection
				by conservation police officers.
C.
				Release of certain fish netted. All fish, except shad, herring, mullet, suckers
				and carp, when taken with a dip net shall be returned to the water alive with
				as little injury as possible.
D.
				Special provisions applicable only to suckers. The following special provisions
				shall apply only to the taking of suckers, with a dip net:
1. Not more than 20 may be taken by any
				person in one day;
2. The open
				season for taking same with a dip net shall be from February 15 through May 15,
				both dates inclusive; and
3. Dip
				nets for taking such fish shall not be more than six feet square.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 340 - FISH: SEINES AND NETS › Section 4VAC15-340-50 - Dip nets; hedging prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful to use hedging in connection with dip
				  nets in the public inland streams.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 340 - FISH: SEINES AND NETS › Section 4VAC15-340-60 - Seines, traps, and nets prohibited in certain areas

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. It shall be unlawful to use seines and
				nets of any kind for the taking of fish from the public waters of the Roanoke
				(Staunton) and Dan Rivers in Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, and Pittsylvania
				Counties and in the City of Danville; provided, however, this section shall not
				be construed to prohibit the use of hand-landing nets for the landing of fish
				legally hooked or the taking of fish from these waters pursuant to the
				provisions of 4VAC15-360. In addition, this section shall not be construed to
				prohibit the use of cast nets, also known as throw nets, for the taking of bait
				fish.
B. In Lick Creek and
				tributaries in Smyth and Bland Counties, in Bear Creek and in streams and their
				associated tributaries that flow into Hungry Mother Lake in Smyth County, in
				Laurel Creek and tributaries upstream of Highway 16 bridge in Tazewell and
				Bland Counties, in Susong Branch and Mumpower Creek in Washington County and
				the City of Bristol, and in Timbertree Branch in Scott County, it shall be
				unlawful to use seines, nets, or traps; provided, however, this section shall
				not be construed to prohibit the use of hand-landing nets for the landing of
				fish legally hooked.
Statutory Authority: 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 340 - FISH: SEINES AND NETS › Section 4VAC15-340-70 - Eel pots for taking American eels for personal use

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The director may issue, deny, modify,
				suspend, or revoke annual eel pot permits for American eels designated for
				personal use. Such permits shall authorize the taking of American eels for
				personal use only (not for sale) with eel pots from waters designated in this
				section. Such permits shall be valid so long as the harvest of eels in the
				Commonwealth is not prohibited by other state or federal law or
				regulation.
B. It shall be unlawful
				for a permit holder to possess elvers.
C. It shall be unlawful for permit holders
				fishing eel pots to take any species other than American eels.
D. It shall be unlawful to place, set, or
				fish any eel pot that has a mesh less than 1/2-inch by 1/2-inch and does not
				contain at least one unrestricted 4-inch by 4-inch escape panel of 1/2-inch by
				1-inch mesh. Buoys of all pots set must be marked by permanent means with the
				permit holder's name, address, and phone number.
E. American eels may be taken with eel pots
				in Back Bay and its natural tributaries (not including Lake Tecumseh and Red
				Wing Lake) and North Landing River and its natural tributaries from the North
				Carolina line to the Great Bridge locks.
F. It shall be unlawful for any permit holder
				to possess more than 25 eels daily. When fishing from a boat or vessel where
				the entire catch is held in a common hold or container, the daily possession
				limit shall be for the boat or vessel and shall be equal to the number of
				permit holders on board multiplied by 25. The captain or operator of the boat
				or vessel shall be responsible for any boat or vessel possession limit. Any eel
				taken after the daily possession limit has been reached shall be returned to
				the water immediately. Possession of any quantity of eels that exceeds the
				daily possession limit described in this subsection shall be presumed to be for
				commercial purposes.
G. For the
				purposes of this section, the term "elver" shall mean any American eel of less
				than nine inches in total length.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 340 - FISH: SEINES AND NETS › Section 4VAC15-340-80 - Eel pots for taking American eels for sale

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A. The director may issue, deny, modify,
				suspend, or revoke annual eel pot permits designated for the sale of American
				eels. Such permits shall authorize the taking of American eels for sale, as
				specified, with eel pots from waters designated in this section. Such permits
				shall be valid so long as the harvest of American eels in the Commonwealth is
				not prohibited by other state or federal law or regulation. To be eligible,
				applicants must document harvest of at least one pound of American eels from
				Back Bay or North Landing River or their tributaries via reports submitted
				through the Virginia Marine Resources Commission Mandatory Harvest Reporting
				Program during the period January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2012, both dates
				inclusive. Applicants must document the reported harvest occurred while the
				applicant held a valid commercial fish pot or eel pot license issued by the
				Virginia Marine Resources Commission.
B. It shall be unlawful for permit holders to
				possess any American eel less than nine inches in total length.
C. It shall be unlawful for permit holders
				fishing eel pots to take any species other than American eels.
D. It shall be unlawful to place, set, or
				fish any eel pot that has a mesh less than 1/2-inch by 1/2-inch and does not
				contain at least one unrestricted 4-inch by 4-inch escape panel consisting of
				1/2-inch by 1-inch mesh.
E. The
				permit holder's last name and Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
				American eel pot number must be permanently attached to buoys of all eel pots
				set. The maximum number of pots authorized per permit holder under this permit
				shall be 300.
F. American eels may
				be taken with eel pots in Back Bay and its natural tributaries (not including
				Lake Tecumseh and Red Wing Lake) and in North Landing River and its natural
				tributaries from the North Carolina line to the Great Bridge locks.
G. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				ship or otherwise transport any package, box, or other receptacle containing
				fish taken under an eel pot permit unless the same bears the permit holder's
				name and address.
H. Failure to
				comply with the daily harvest and sales reporting requirements as detailed in
				conditions of the permit shall be unlawful and may result in immediate permit
				revocation. It shall be the permit holder's responsibility to report "No
				Activity" when no activity occurs during a monthly reporting period.
Statutory Authority: 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294, and
					 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 340 - FISH: SEINES AND NETS › Form - FORMS (4VAC15-340)

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County or city fresh water dip net permit.
Haul seine permit; permit to catch shad, herring, mullet or
				  suckers for sale.
Haul seine permit report of pounds taken.
Haul seine permit for sale catch report.
Application for haul seine permit; permit to take fish for
				  personal use. (eff. 6/94).
Permit to catch fish for table use with Hale seine.
Application for gill net permit. (eff. 6/94).
Gill net permit.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 350 - FISH: GIGS, GRAB HOOKS, TROTLINES, SNARES, ETC › Section 4VAC15-350-10 - Gigs, grab hooks, etc.; generally

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Except as otherwise provided by local legislation and with
				  the specific exceptions provided in the sections appearing in this chapter, it
				  shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take fish at any time by snagging,
				  grabbing, snaring, and gigging; with a striking iron; and with the use of SCUBA
				  (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) gear.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 350 - FISH: GIGS, GRAB HOOKS, TROTLINES, SNARES, ETC › Section 4VAC15-350-20 - Gigs, grab hooks, etc.; certain counties east of the Blue Ridge Mountains

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A. It shall be
				lawful to take nongame fish at any time by snagging, grabbing, snaring,
				gigging, and with a striking iron in all waters except (i) public impoundments,
				(ii) the Roanoke (Staunton) River, (iii) the Dan River, (iv) the James River in
				Goochland County, and (v) those waters stocked by the department, of the
				following counties: Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell,
				Charlotte, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Greensville, Halifax, Louisa,
				Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Pittsylvania, and Prince Edward.
B. It shall be lawful to take nongame fish by
				gig or fishing spear from a position above the surface of the water on those
				portions below the fall line of the Rappahannock River and its tributaries and
				the Potomac River and its tributaries. For the purpose of this section, a
				fishing spear is defined as an implement with a shaft and sharp point or tines
				designed to be thrusted or thrown by hand.
C. Daily creel (possession) and length limits
				for nongame fish are found in
				4VAC15-320-25.
Statutory Authority: 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 350 - FISH: GIGS, GRAB HOOKS, TROTLINES, SNARES, ETC › Section 4VAC15-350-30 - Gigs, grab hooks, etc.; certain counties west of the Blue Ridge Mountains

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Except as otherwise provided by local legislation, it shall
				  be lawful to take nongame fish (daily creel (possession) and length limits for
				  nongame fish are found in
				  4VAC15-320-25 ) in the daytime by
				  snagging, grabbing, snaring, gigging, and with a striking iron from April 1
				  through May 15, both dates inclusive, and October 1 through November 30, both
				  dates inclusive, in the following waters: Buchanan County, all waters except
				  Dismal River; Grayson County, New River; Lee County, Powell River; Russell
				  County, Clinch River; Scott County, Clinch River and its tributaries; Tazewell
				  County, Dry Run Creek; Washington County, Middle and South Forks of the Holston
				  River; Wise County, Clinch River. The bag limit for taking suckers or red horse
				  provided for in this section shall be 20 per day.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 350 - FISH: GIGS, GRAB HOOKS, TROTLINES, SNARES, ETC › Section 4VAC15-350-40 - Fish: Gigs, grab hooks, etc.; Wolf and Big Walker's creeks in Giles County

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It shall be lawful to fish in the waters of Wolf and Big
				  Walker's creeks from the New River in Giles County to the Bland County line for
				  carp and suckers during the month of April each year by the use of line and
				  grab hook containing not more than three barbs.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 350 - FISH: GIGS, GRAB HOOKS, TROTLINES, SNARES, ETC › Section 4VAC15-350-50 - Gigs, grab hooks, etc.; Walker's Creek, Wolf Creek and north fork of Holston River in Bland County

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In Bland County it shall be lawful to take carp and suckers
				  at any time from the waters of Walker's Creek, Wolf Creek (except that section
				  stocked with trout) and the north fork of the Holston River by use of grab hook
				  with not more than three barbs.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 350 - FISH: GIGS, GRAB HOOKS, TROTLINES, SNARES, ETC › Section 4VAC15-350-60 - Trotlines, juglines, limblines, or set poles

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A. Generally.
				Except as otherwise provided by local legislation and by subsections B and C of
				this section, and except on waters stocked with trout and within 600 feet of
				any dam, it shall be lawful to use trotlines, juglines (single hook, including
				one treble hook, and line attached to a float), limblines, or set poles for the
				purpose of taking nongame fish (daily creel (possession) and length limits for
				nongame fish are found in
				4VAC15-320-25) and snapping turtles
				(limits for snapping turtles are found in
				4VAC15-360-10), provided that no
				live bait is used. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, live bait
				other than game fish may be used on trotlines to take catfish in the Clinch
				River in the Counties of Russell, Scott, and Wise. Any person setting or in
				possession of a trotline, jugline, limbline, or set pole shall have it clearly
				marked by permanent means with his name, address, and telephone number, and is
				required to check all lines at least once each day, remove all fish and animals
				caught, and completely remove all lines from the water, shoreline, and tree
				limbs when not in use. This requirement shall not apply to landowners on
				private ponds, nor to a bona fide tenant or lessee on private ponds within the
				bounds of land rented or leased, nor to anyone transporting any such device
				from its place of purchase.
B.
				Quantico Marine Reservation. It shall be unlawful to fish with trotlines in any
				waters within the confines of Quantico Marine Reservation.
C. Additional jugline requirements. Jugline
				sets (except as exempt under subsection A of this section) shall be restricted
				to 20 per angler and must be attended (within sight) by anglers at all times.
				Also, in addition to being labeled with the angler's name, address, and
				telephone number, jugs shall also be labeled with a reflective marker that
				encircles the jugs to allow for visibility at night.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 350 - FISH: GIGS, GRAB HOOKS, TROTLINES, SNARES, ETC › Section 4VAC15-350-70 - Taking of fish with bow and arrow or crossbow

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A. Season. Except
				as otherwise provided by local legislation or as posted, it shall be lawful to
				take common carp, northern snakehead, goldfish, and longnose gar from the
				public inland waters of the Commonwealth, grass carp from public rivers and
				streams of the Commonwealth except public inland lakes and reservoirs, and
				bowfin and catfish from below the fall line in tidal rivers of the Chesapeake
				Bay, except waters stocked with trout, by means of bow and arrow or
				crossbow.
B. Poison arrows or
				explosive-head arrows prohibited. It shall be unlawful to use poison arrows or
				arrows with explosive heads at any time in the public inland waters of the
				Commonwealth.
C. Fishing license
				required. All persons taking fish in the manner described in this section shall
				be required to have a regular fishing license.
D. Creel limits. The creel limits for common
				carp, grass carp, northern snakehead, goldfish, and catfish shall be unlimited,
				provided that any angler taking northern snakehead immediately kill such fish
				and notify the department, as soon as practicable, of such actions and provided
				that any angler taking grass carp ensure that harvested fish are dead. The
				creel limit for bowfin and longnose gar shall be five fish per day from July 1
				to April 14 and one fish per day from April 15 to June 30.
E. Retention requirement. Any common carp,
				grass carp, northern snakehead, goldfish, catfish, longnose gar, or bowfin
				taken with bow and arrow or crossbow must be retained and may not be released
				back into or disposed of in the water. Any common carp, grass carp, northern
				snakehead, goldfish, longnose gar, or bowfin taken with bow and arrow or
				crossbow may not be disposed of on property abutting the body of water of
				capture. These requirements shall not apply to private bodies of water or
				private property abutting the body of water of capture.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 350 - FISH: GIGS, GRAB HOOKS, TROTLINES, SNARES, ETC › Section 4VAC15-350-80 - Repealed

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Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 360 - FISH: AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, AND NONGAME FISH › Section 4VAC15-360-20 - Taking minnows and chubs for sale

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A. "Haul seine," as
				used in this section, when used in the inland waters of the Commonwealth above
				where the tide ebbs and flows shall mean a haul seine not exceeding four feet
				in depth by 15 feet in length and when used in the public inland waters below
				where the tide ebbs and flows shall mean a haul seine not exceeding four feet
				in depth by 100 feet in length. Such a term shall be construed also to include
				umbrella type nets without limit as to size and also small minnow traps with
				throat openings no larger than one inch in diameter.
B. It shall be unlawful to take minnows and
				chubs (Cyprinidae) for sale from the inland waters of the
				Commonwealth.
C. Commercial bait
				operations must have a Permit to Hold or Sell Certain Wildlife or a Permit to
				Propagate and Sell Certain Wildlife. With the exception of those species listed
				in 4VAC15-20-130, these operations may
				possess and sell unlimited quantities of minnows and chubs (Cyprinidae), when
				possession is accompanied by a valid invoice or bill of sale from an individual
				permitted under subsection B of this section or from a properly permitted
				aquaculture facility in Virginia or out-of-state.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 360 - FISH: AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, AND NONGAME FISH › Section 4VAC15-360-30 - Taking of snapping turtles, crayfish and hellgrammites for sale

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A. It shall only be
				lawful to take and sell snapping turtles with a Permit to Collect and Sell
				Snapping Turtles and Hellgrammites. The director may issue, deny, modify,
				suspend, or revoke a Permit to Collect and Sell Snapping Turtles and
				Hellgrammites. Such permits shall be valid provided that the harvest of
				snapping turtles is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law or
				regulation. To be eligible to harvest snapping turtles, an applicant must be a
				Virginia resident and submit an annual report.
1. It shall be unlawful to harvest any
				snapping turtle with less than a 13-inch curved carapace length.
2. It shall be unlawful to harvest snapping
				turtles from October 1 through May 31.
3. It shall be unlawful for permit holders to
				take any species other than snapping turtles.
4. The department will issue a maximum of 25
				permits per year. No more than one individual residing at a single address may
				be issued a permit. Permits are not transferable.
5. It shall be unlawful to operate more than
				20 traps per permit. The permit number or name and address of [ the permit
				holder ] shall be marked on all traps.
6. Hoop nets or similar homemade traps shall
				be the only lawful form of trapping snapping turtles. Hoop nets or other traps
				shall not exceed six feet in length with a throat opening that does not exceed
				36 inches.
7. Permit holders must
				check all traps at least once each day and remove all captured
				animals.
8. Permit applications
				will be issued in the order received, to the maximum annual number.
9. Failure to comply with the harvest and
				sales reporting requirements as detailed in conditions of the permit shall be
				unlawful and may result in immediate permit revocation and loss of harvest
				privileges for a minimum of one year.
10. It shall be the permit holder's
				responsibility to report "no activity" when no activity occurs during the
				permit period.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 360 - FISH: AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, AND NONGAME FISH › Section 4VAC15-360-40 - Releasing game fish from nets, traps, etc

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It shall be unlawful in the inland waters of the
				  Commonwealth to take game fish in a seine, net pot or trap, and all game fish
				  caught in such seines, nets, pots or traps shall immediately be returned
				  without injury to the waters from which taken.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of
					 Virginia.