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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 510 - PERTAINING TO AMBERJACK AND COBIA › Section 4VAC20-510-25 - Commercial fishery possession limits, season, and reporting requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. It shall be
				unlawful for any person fishing commercially to possess more than two cobia at
				any time. When fishing from any vessel where the entire catch is held in a
				common hold or container, the possession limit for the vessel shall be equal to
				the number of valid commercial fisherman registration licensees on board
				multiplied by two, except there is a maximum vessel limit of six cobia per
				vessel per day. The captain or operator of the vessel shall be responsible for
				any vessel possession limit. Any cobia caught after the possession limit has
				been reached shall be returned to the water immediately.
B. Any commercial harvest of cobia shall only
				be reported through the Mandatory Harvest Reporting Program Web Application.
				Such reports shall record daily harvests from Sunday through Saturday and be
				submitted on a weekly basis no later than Wednesday of the following week in
				accordance with 4VAC20-610.
C. It
				shall be unlawful for any person to take, harvest, land, or possess any cobia
				for commercial purposes once it has been announced by the commission that the
				commercial quota has been landed for the current calendar year.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person
				fishing commercially to possess more than two amberjack at any time. When
				fishing from any vessel where the entire catch is held in a common hold or
				container, the possession limit for the vessel shall be equal to the number of
				valid commercial fisherman registration licensees on board multiplied by two.
				The captain or operator of the vessel shall be responsible for any vessel
				possession limit. Any amberjack caught after the possession limit has been
				reached shall be returned to the water immediately.
E. The possession of amberjack or cobia by
				licensed seafood buyers or wholesale and retail seafood establishments when
				operating in their capacity as buyer, wholesaler, or retailer shall not be
				limited by the possession limits described in this section.
Statutory Authority: §
											28.2-201
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 510 - PERTAINING TO AMBERJACK AND COBIA › Section 4VAC20-510-30 - Size limits

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. It shall be
				unlawful for any person to take, catch, or have in possession any amberjack
				less than 32 inches in total length.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person
				fishing commercially to take, harvest, or possess any cobia less than 37 inches
				in total length.
C. It shall be
				unlawful for any person to take, catch, or have in possession any
				recreationally harvested cobia less than 40 inches in total length.
D. When fishing from any recreational vessel,
				it shall be unlawful to take, catch, or have in possession more than one
				recreationally harvested cobia greater than 50 inches in total length per
				vessel.
Statutory Authority: §
											28.2-201
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 510 - PERTAINING TO AMBERJACK AND COBIA › Section 4VAC20-510-35 - Aquaculture of cobia; permit required

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a cobia
				  aquaculture facility without first obtaining a permit from the Marine Resources
				  Commission (commission). This permit shall authorize and define the limits of
				  activities concerning the purchase, possession, sale, giving, receiving, and
				  transportation of aquacultured cobia. Any person in violation of any permit
				  condition issued under this section may have the permit revoked at any time
				  upon review by the commission. If the commission revokes any person's permit
				  for an aquaculture facility, that person shall not be eligible to apply for a
				  like permit for a period of two years from the date of revocation.
Statutory Authority: §
											28.2-201 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 510 - PERTAINING TO AMBERJACK AND COBIA › Section 4VAC20-510-37

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Statutory Authority: §
											28.2-201 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 510 - PERTAINING TO AMBERJACK AND COBIA › Section 4VAC20-510-40 - Penalty

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any
				  person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3
				  misdemeanor and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this
				  chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violation is a
				  Class 1 misdemeanor.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 510 - PERTAINING TO AMBERJACK AND COBIA › Form - FORMS (4VAC20-510)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
2021
				  Recreational/Charter Reporting Form (rev. 1/2021)
Application
				  for a Permit to Propagate Finfish (rev. 4/2024)
Statutory Authority: §
											28.2-201 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 520 - PERTAINING TO THE USE OF PATENT TONGS › Section 4VAC20-520-10 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
In the past there have been numerous incidents of patent
				  tongs used by clam fisherman disrupting electrical service to the George P.
				  Coleman Memorial Bridge by severing or damaging submerged electrical cabling
				  adjacent to the bridge. The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit damage to
				  the bridge cables and fishermen and their gear and thereby maintain the general
				  public welfare and safety in the seafood industry.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 520 - PERTAINING TO THE USE OF PATENT TONGS › Section 4VAC20-520-20 - Area closed to patent tonging

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				operate a patent tong under any portion of the George P. Coleman Memorial
				Bridge.
B. It shall be unlawful for
				any person to operate a patent tong within 300 feet of the eastern or
				downstream side of the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				operate a patent tong on the western or upstream side of the George P. Coleman
				Memorial Bridge within a 400 foot radius of the two center caissons, numbered
				1S and 1N.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 520 - PERTAINING TO THE USE OF PATENT TONGS › Section 4VAC20-520-30 - Penalty

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any
				  person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3
				  misdemeanor and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this
				  chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violation is a
				  Class 1 misdemeanor.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 530 - PERTAINING TO AMERICAN SHAD › Section 4VAC20-530-10 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The purposes of this chapter are to rebuild the Virginia
				  stocks of American Shad and to comply with the requirements for ocean intercept
				  commercial fisheries as specified by the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for
				  Shad and River Herring.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 530 - PERTAINING TO AMERICAN SHAD › Section 4VAC20-530-20 - Definition

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
"Bycatch area" means those tidal waters of (i) the James
				  River, from the James River Bridge upstream to a line connecting Dancing Point
				  and New Sunken Meadow Creek; (ii) the York River, from the George P. Coleman
				  Bridge upstream to the Rt. 33 Eltham and Lord Delaware bridges at West Point;
				  and (iii) the Rappahannock River, from the Norris Bridge upstream to the Rt.
				  360 Downing Bridge at Tappahannock.
"Chesapeake Bay" means all Virginia tidal waters west of the
				  Colregs Demarcation Line that connect the Cape Henry Lighthouse in Virginia
				  Beach to the Cape Charles Lighthouse on Smith Island.
"Coastal area" means all Virginia tidal waters east of the
				  Colregs Demarcation Line that connect the Cape Henry Lighthouse in Virginia
				  Beach to the Cape Charles Lighthouse on Smith Island.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 530 - PERTAINING TO AMERICAN SHAD › Section 4VAC20-530-30 - Moratorium

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. It shall be
				unlawful for any person to catch and retain possession of American shad from
				the Chesapeake Bay, except as described in
				4VAC20-530-31.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				possess aboard a vessel or land in Virginia any American shad harvested from
				the coastal area.
C. It shall be
				unlawful for any person to possess any American shad taken from the coastal
				area or the Chesapeake Bay, except as described in
				4VAC20-530-31.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 530 - PERTAINING TO AMERICAN SHAD › Section 4VAC20-530-31 - Bycatch fishery

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. It shall be
				unlawful for any person to take, catch, possess, or land any American shad in
				Virginia without first having obtained an American shad bycatch permit from the
				Marine Resources Commission. Permits shall be issued only to Virginia
				registered commercial fishermen meeting any of the following criteria:
1. The fisherman shall have held an American
				shad bycatch permit in at least one of the three previous calendar years and
				complied with all reporting requirements. In addition, that fisherman shall
				have submitted an American shad bycatch permit application to the Marine
				Resources Commission by March 15 for the 2013 fishing season, but no later than
				February 5 in subsequent years.
2.
				Any registered commercial fisherman not otherwise qualified under subdivision 1
				of this subsection shall be eligible for an American shad bycatch permit if
				that fisherman submits an American shad bycatch permit application and the
				number of eligible American shad bycatch permitees as of March 15, 2013, or
				February 5 in subsequent years, is less than 30.
3. Should the number of American shad bycatch
				permit applications not exceed 30 as of March 15, 2013, or February 5 in
				subsequent years, the available permits not issued per subdivision 1 of this
				subsection may be issued until a maximum of 30 American shad bycatch permits
				are issued.
4. Should the number of
				American shad bycatch permit applications exceed 30 as of March 15, 2013, or
				February 5 in subsequent years, a lottery will be held for available permits
				not issued per subdivision 1 of this subsection.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 530 - PERTAINING TO AMERICAN SHAD › Section 4VAC20-530-40 - Penalty

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any
				  person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3
				  misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this
				  chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violation is a
				  Class 1 misdemeanor.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 540 - PERTAINING TO SPANISH AND KING MACKEREL › Section 4VAC20-540-10 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to prevent the overfishing of
				  the Spanish mackerel and king mackerel stocks found in Virginia waters and
				  along the Atlantic Coast. This chapter supports the goals and objectives of
				  federal and interstate management measures for Spanish and king
				  mackerel.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-203 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 540 - PERTAINING TO SPANISH AND KING MACKEREL › Section 4VAC20-540-20 - Definition

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in the chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
"Snout" means the most forward projection from a fish's head
				  that includes the upper and lower jaw.
"Total length" means the length of a fish measured from the
				  most forward projection of the snout, with the mouth closed, to the tip of the
				  longer lobe of the tail (caudal) fin, measured with the tail compressed along
				  the midline, using a straight-line measure, not measured over the curve of the
				  body.
"Trip" means that period during which the vessel shall have
				  left a dockside landing place, relocated to waters where fishing for Spanish
				  mackerel by the vessel is legally permitted, and returned to a dockside landing
				  place.
Statutory Authority: §
											28.2-201
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 540 - PERTAINING TO SPANISH AND KING MACKEREL › Section 4VAC20-540-30 - Recreational possession limits

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
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.
Statutory Authority: §
											28.2-201
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 540 - PERTAINING TO SPANISH AND KING MACKEREL › Section 4VAC20-540-40 - Minimum size limits

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Minimum
				size limit for Spanish mackerel is established at 14 inches in total
				length.
B. Minimum size limit for
				king mackerel is established at 27 inches in total length.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				take, catch, or possess any Spanish mackerel less than 14 inches in total
				length.
D. Except as provided in
				subsection E of this section it shall be unlawful for any person to take,
				catch, or possess any king mackerel less than 27 inches in total
				length.
E. Nothing in this section
				shall prohibit the taking, catching, or possession of any king mackerel less
				than 27 inches in total length by a licensed pound net.
Statutory Authority: §
											28.2-201
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 540 - PERTAINING TO SPANISH AND KING MACKEREL › Section 4VAC20-540-50 - Commercial trip limit

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A. It shall
				be unlawful for any person to possess or land in Virginia any amount of Spanish
				mackerel in excess of 3,500 pounds from any vessel in any one day, except as
				specified in subsection B of this section.
B. When a commercial closure in federal
				waters for the Northern Zone Atlantic Migratory Group Spanish Mackerel is
				announced by the National Marine Fisheries Service, it shall be unlawful for
				any person to possess or land Spanish mackerel in Virginia in excess of 500
				pounds from any vessel in any one day. This federal closure and state water per
				trip possession limit will be posted on the Marine Resources Commission
				website.
Statutory Authority: §
											28.2-201
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 540 - PERTAINING TO SPANISH AND KING MACKEREL › Section 4VAC20-540-60 - Penalty

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any
				  person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3
				  misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this
				  chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violation is a
				  Class 1 misdemeanor.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-203 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 550 - PERTAINING TO THE REMOVAL OF GILL NETS AND OTHER NONFIXED FINFISHING GEAR › Section 4VAC20-550-10 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that gill nets and
				  other nonfixed finfishing gear are properly fished and to establish procedures
				  for the removal of those nets which are abandoned or improperly
				  fished.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 550 - PERTAINING TO THE REMOVAL OF GILL NETS AND OTHER NONFIXED FINFISHING GEAR › Section 4VAC20-550-20 - Fishing requirement; notification procedures

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to set
				any gill net or nonfixed finfishing device and let said net or device remain
				unfished.
B. If, upon visual
				observation, any Marine Patrol Officer determines on reasonable evidence that
				any gill net or nonfixed finfishing device has not been fished, he shall notify
				the licensee as established in subsection C of this section, and if the
				licensee fails to fish or remove said gill net or nonfixed finfishing device
				within 24 hours after notification, the licensee shall be guilty of a violation
				of this chapter and the Marine Patrol Officer is authorized to confiscate said
				gill net or nonfixed finfishing device.
C. A verbal warning by a Marine Patrol
				Officer to the licensee by telephone or in person, or the placement of a
				warning tag on the gill net or nonfixed device adjacent to the license tag
				shall constitute notification to the licensee of a potential violation. Warning
				tags shall explain that the gear must be fished or removed from the water
				within 24 hours or the gear will be confiscated.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 550 - PERTAINING TO THE REMOVAL OF GILL NETS AND OTHER NONFIXED FINFISHING GEAR › Section 4VAC20-550-30 - Penalty

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any
				  person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3
				  misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this
				  chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violation is a
				  Class 1 misdemeanor.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 560 - PERTAINING TO SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 4VAC20-560-10 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to protect and promote the
				  hard clam resource within the designated areas of the York River, Poquoson
				  River, Back River and James River.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-503 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 560 - PERTAINING TO SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 4VAC20-560-30 - Permits required

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Each boat or vessel engaged in the harvesting of clams by
				  patent tong from the Poquoson River Shellfish Management Area or the Back River
				  Shellfish Management Area shall first obtain a permit specific to the
				  management area to be worked from any marine police officer, and this permit
				  shall be on board the vessel at all times and available for inspection. The
				  permit shall state the name and port of the vessel, the registration or
				  documentation number of the vessel, the name and address of the owner of the
				  vessel and the name of the captain of the vessel. Any change to any of the
				  above information shall require the vessel owner or captain to obtain a new
				  permit. These permits shall be in addition to all other licenses or permits
				  required by law.
Statutory Authority: § 28.2-201 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 560 - PERTAINING TO SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 4VAC20-560-40 - Patent tong season

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The
				lawful season for the harvest of clams by patent tong from the Poquoson River
				Shellfish Management Area shall be March 15 through May 1.
B. The lawful season for the harvest of clams
				by patent tong from the Back River Shellfish Management Area shall be January 1
				through March 31.
C. It shall be
				unlawful for any person to harvest clams by patent tong from either the
				Poquoson River Shellfish Management Area or Back River Shellfish Management
				Area except as provided in subsections A and B of this section.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				harvest clams by patent tong from the Newport News Shellfish Management Area
				during any month, except May, June, July, August and September.
Statutory Authority: § 28.2-201 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 560 - PERTAINING TO SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 4VAC20-560-50 - Time of day and harvest restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				harvest clams by patent tong from the Poquoson River Shellfish Management Area
				before sunrise or after 2 p.m.
B.
				It shall be unlawful for any person to harvest clams by patent tong from the
				Back River Shellfish Management Area before sunrise or after 4 p.m.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				harvest clams by patent tong from either the Poquoson River Shellfish
				Management Area, Newport News Shellfish Management Area, or Back River
				Shellfish Management Area on Saturday or Sunday.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				harvest any shellfish from the James River Broodstock Management Area, Back
				River Reef Broodstock Management Area, Middle Ground Light Broodstock
				Management Area, York Spit Reef Broodstock Management Area, or York River
				Broodstock Management Area at any time.
E. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				harvest clams by patent tong from the Newport News Shellfish Management Area
				before sunrise or after 2 p.m.
F.
				It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any amount of hard clams from
				the Newport News Shellfish Management Area that consists of more than 2.0% by
				number of clams, which can be passed through a 1-3/8 inch inside diameter
				culling ring. The 2.0% allowance shall be measured by the marine police officer
				from each container or pile of clams.
Statutory Authority: § 28.2-201 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 560 - PERTAINING TO SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 4VAC20-560-55 - Prohibition to lease in a shellfish management area

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person to lease any area of the
				  Newport News Shellfish Management Area.
Statutory Authority: § 28.2-201 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 560 - PERTAINING TO SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 4VAC20-560-60 - Penalty

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. As set forth in
				§ 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of
				this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second or
				subsequent violation of any provision of this chapter committed by the same
				person within 12 months of a prior violation is a Class 1
				misdemeanor.
B. In addition to the
				penalties prescribed by law, any person violating
				4VAC20-560-50 D shall immediately
				return all harvested shellfish to the Broodstock Management Area, shall cease
				harvesting on that day, shall be required to appear before the Marine Resources
				Commission pursuant to any violation, and all harvesting apparatus shall be
				subject to seizure.
C. The Marine
				Resources Commission may revoke the permit of any person convicted of a
				violation of this chapter.
D. All
				clams in any container or pile found in violation of
				4VAC20-560-50 F shall be returned
				to the water by the clammer as directed by the marine police officer.
Statutory Authority: § 28.2-201 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 561 - PERTAINING TO THE HAMPTON FLATS HARD CLAM HARVEST AREA › Section 4VAC20-561-10 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The provisions of this regulation are in response to
				  increased abundance of hard clams in the Hampton Flats Hard Clam Harvest Area
				  and increased harvest pressure on the hard clam resource by patent tongs in
				  clean clam areas in the months of August and September.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 561 - PERTAINING TO THE HAMPTON FLATS HARD CLAM HARVEST AREA › Section 4VAC20-561-20 - Hampton Flats Hard Clam Harvest Area

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The Hampton Flats Hard Clam Harvest Area shall consist of
				  all tidal waters within a line beginning at the Newport News Boat Harbor
				  inshore at the VMRC operations building; thence continuing southeasterly to
				  buoy R "22", thence following the buoy line to the north side of the Explosives
				  Landing Berth; thence in a northwesterly direction to buoy "18", continuing
				  northbound and extending through Channel Marker "2" to the shoreline Radio
				  Tower; thence following the shoreline in a southwesterly direction back to the
				  VMRC operations building.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 561 - PERTAINING TO THE HAMPTON FLATS HARD CLAM HARVEST AREA › Section 4VAC20-561-30 - Harvest season

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A. The open
				harvest season for the Hampton Flats Hard Clam Harvest Area, as specified by
				§ 28.2-816 of the Code of Virginia, shall be extended from Thursday,
				August 16, 2001, through Friday, September 28, 2001. Harvest of hard clams in
				the Hampton Flats Hard Clam Harvest Area shall only occur on Mondays through
				Fridays during the 2001 open harvest season. Thereafter, Hampton Flats Hard
				Clam Harvest Area shall be managed by the authority promulgated in §
				28.2-816 of the Code of Virginia.
B. It shall be unlawful to harvest hard clams
				from the Hampton Flats Hard Clam Harvest Area except as provided in subsection
				A of this section.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 561 - PERTAINING TO THE HAMPTON FLATS HARD CLAM HARVEST AREA › Section 4VAC20-561-40 - Harvest restrictions

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A. It shall
				be unlawful for any person to possess any hard clam which can be passed through
				a 1-3/8-inch inside diameter culling ring.
B. For the possession limit described in
				subsection A of this section, there shall be a 2.0% tolerance of hard clams, by
				number, in each bag or container.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				possess any hard clam which cannot be passed through a 2-7/8-inch inside
				diameter culling ring.
D. For the
				possession limit described in subsection C of this section, there shall be a
				10% tolerance of hard clams, by number, in each bag or container.
E. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				harvest clams from the Hampton Flats Hard Clam Harvest Area before sunrise or
				after 5 p.m.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 561 - PERTAINING TO THE HAMPTON FLATS HARD CLAM HARVEST AREA › Section 4VAC20-561-50 - Penalty

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A. As set forth in
				§ 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of
				this regulation shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second, or
				subsequent violation of any provision of this regulation committed by the same
				person within 12 months of a prior violation is a Class 1
				misdemeanor.
B. The Marine
				Resources Commission may revoke the relay permit of any person convicted of a
				violation of this regulation.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 566 - PERTAINING TO THE HAMPTON ROADS SHELLFISH RELAY AREA › Section 4VAC20-566-10 - Purpose

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The provisions of this regulation are in response to
				  increased pressure on the hard clam resource by patent tongs in clean clam
				  areas during the month of August.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-816 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 566 - PERTAINING TO THE HAMPTON ROADS SHELLFISH RELAY AREA › Section 4VAC20-566-20 - Hampton Roads Shellfish Relay Area

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The Hampton Roads Shellfish Relay Area shall consist of all
				  condemned clamming grounds bounded by a line beginning at the upstream side of
				  the large fishing pier on the southeast side of Old Point Comfort; thence
				  upstream along the shoreline to Newport News Creek; thence to the southeast
				  corner of the Monitor Merrimac Bridge Tunnel island along the downstream side,
				  thence to Fl R "12"; thence to the northeast corner of the Fan Building on the
				  southern island of the bridge tunnel; thence southerly along the downstream
				  side of the bridge tunnel to the south line of Public Ground Number 1,
				  Nansemond County; then easterly along the Public Ground to Craney Island
				  Disposal Area; thence clockwise around the boundaries of the disposal area to
				  its intersection with the shore; thence along the shore to the northeast corner
				  of Craney Island; thence through navigational aid Fl G "21" to the point where
				  it intersects a line drawn from the shoreward end of pier number 6 at Lamberts
				  Point to the southeast corner of Tanner Point; thence along the shore to the
				  point of intersection with the riprapped shoreline of the Hampton Roads
				  Bridge-Tunnel island at Fort Wool; thence easterly around this island to its
				  easternmost point; thence north northwesterly to the intersection of the
				  shoreline and the upstream side of the large fishing pier on the east side of
				  Old Point Comfort at the point of beginning.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-816 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 566 - PERTAINING TO THE HAMPTON ROADS SHELLFISH RELAY AREA › Section 4VAC20-566-30 - Harvest season

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A. The open
				harvest season for the Hampton Roads Shellfish Relay Area, as specified by
				§ 28.2-816 of the Code of Virginia, shall be extended through September
				30. Harvest of hard clams in the Hampton Roads Shellfish Relay Area shall only
				occur on Mondays through Fridays during the open harvest season. Thereafter,
				the Hampton Roads Shellfish Relay Area shall be managed by the authority
				promulgated in § 28.2-816 of the Code of Virginia.
B. It shall be unlawful to harvest hard clams
				from the Hampton Roads Shellfish Relay Area, except as provided in subsection A
				of this section.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 566 - PERTAINING TO THE HAMPTON ROADS SHELLFISH RELAY AREA › Section 4VAC20-566-40 - Harvest restrictions

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A. It shall
				be unlawful for any person to possess any hard clam that can be passed through
				a 1-3/8-inch inside diameter culling ring.
B. For the possession limit described in
				subsection A of this section, there shall be a 2.0% tolerance of hard clams, by
				number, in each bag or container.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				possess any hard clam that cannot be passed through a 2-7/8-inch inside
				diameter culling ring.
D. For the
				possession limit described in subsection C of this section, there shall be a
				10% tolerance of hard clams, by number, in each bag or container.
E. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				harvest clams from the Hampton Roads Shellfish Relay Area before sunrise or
				after 5 p.m.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-816 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 566 - PERTAINING TO THE HAMPTON ROADS SHELLFISH RELAY AREA › Section 4VAC20-566-50 - Penalty

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A. As set forth in
				§ 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of
				this regulation shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and a second, or
				subsequent violation of any provision of this regulation committed by the same
				person within 12 months of a prior violation, is a Class 1
				misdemeanor.
B. The Marine
				Resources Commission may revoke the relay permit of any person convicted of a
				violation of this regulation.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-816 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 570 - PERTAINING TO THE USE OF FIREARMS TO TAKE FISH › Section 4VAC20-570-10 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to conserve the stocks of
				  finfish, eliminate a dangerous method of harvest, and confine harvest methods
				  to traditional fishing gears.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 570 - PERTAINING TO THE USE OF FIREARMS TO TAKE FISH › Section 4VAC20-570-20 - Use of firearms and sale of fish prohibited; exceptions

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A. It shall be
				unlawful for any person to take, catch, or kill any fish with the use of a
				firearm.
B. It shall be unlawful
				for any person to possess or sell any fish taken or killed by the use of a
				firearm.
C. Nothing in this section
				shall prohibit the killing by firearm of a shark which has been brought to
				boatside by legal fishing methods.
D. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
				use of underwater fishing devices, known as "bang sticks," which are attached
				to spears or are hand held and discharge a blank charge or
				projectile.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 570 - PERTAINING TO THE USE OF FIREARMS TO TAKE FISH › Section 4VAC20-570-30 - Penalty

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As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any
				  person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3
				  misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this
				  chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violation is a
				  Class 1 misdemeanor.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 580 - PERTAINING TO THE ALTERATION OF FINFISH › Section 4VAC20-580-10 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to enhance compliance with
				  minimum size limits, catch limits, and quotas.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 580 - PERTAINING TO THE ALTERATION OF FINFISH › Section 4VAC20-580-20 - Alteration of finfish to obscure species identification or size prohibited

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A. It shall be
				unlawful for any person to alter any finfish, or to possess altered finfish,
				aboard any boat or vessel, or on a public fishing pier (except at the fish
				cleaning station of the pier), such that the species of the fish cannot be
				determined.
B. It shall be unlawful
				for any person to alter any finfish regulated by a minimum or maximum size
				limit, or to possess such altered finfish, aboard any boat or vessel, or on a
				public fishing pier (except at the fish cleaning station of the pier), such
				that its total length cannot be measured.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 580 - PERTAINING TO THE ALTERATION OF FINFISH › Section 4VAC20-580-30 - Allowances for filleting or cleaning

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A. For finfish regulated by a minimum or
				maximum size limit, filleting at sea will be allowed if the carcass is retained
				to ensure proper species identification and compliance with size
				limitations.
B. For finfish
				regulated by a minimum size, cleaning and/or filleting at sea will be allowed
				if the fillet or cleaned fish exceeds the minimum length for the species and at
				least one square inch of skin is left intact to assist in identification of the
				species.
C. For finfish not
				regulated by a size limit, filleting at sea will be allowed if a minimum of one
				square inch of skin is left on the fillet to assist in identification of the
				species.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 580 - PERTAINING TO THE ALTERATION OF FINFISH › Section 4VAC20-580-40 - Penalty

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any
				  person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3
				  misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this
				  chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violation is a
				  Class 1 misdemeanor.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 590 - PERTAINING TO THE TAKING OF HARD CLAMS › Section 4VAC20-590-10 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit clammers who
				  possess permits to harvest relay clams from working in clean waters, without
				  first obtaining authorization from Marine Resources Commission law enforcement.
				  The possibility of mixing relay clams with clean clams will therefore be
				  eliminated. In addition, a maximum size limit is established for the
				  conservation of brood stock.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-810 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 590 - PERTAINING TO THE TAKING OF HARD CLAMS › Section 4VAC20-590-20 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Chowder clam" means any hard clam that cannot pass through a
				  2-7/8 inch inside diameter culling ring.
"Operations Office" means Marine Resources Commission Law
				  Enforcement Operations Office.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-810 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 590 - PERTAINING TO THE TAKING OF HARD CLAMS › Section 4VAC20-590-30 - Special permit restrictions

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A.
				During the relay season, it shall be unlawful for any person possessing a
				permit for relay clam harvest as required by § 28.2-810 of the Code of
				Virginia, to harvest clams from clean waters without first obtaining
				authorization from the Operations Office.
B. Any clammer who has been issued a permit
				for relay clams, shall notify the Operations Office before his boat leaves the
				dock, either by marine radio (channel 17) or by telephone (1-800-541-4646,
				(804) 247-2265 or (804) 247-2266), of his intent to patent tong clams in a
				nonrestricted area on that day. Each permitted clammer shall provide the
				Operations Office with his name, relay permit number, boat name, present
				location (for possible verification), departure time, destination and buyer to
				whom the clams will be sold.
C.
				Each permitted clammer shall also notify the Operations Office at the time his
				boat returns to the dock and furnish his catch count.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-810 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 590 - PERTAINING TO THE TAKING OF HARD CLAMS › Section 4VAC20-590-40 - Allowance for chowder clams; return of containers of clams in violation

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A. It shall be
				unlawful to possess any amount of hard clams taken from restricted areas which
				consists of more than 10% chowder clams by number. The 10% allowance shall be
				measured by the Marine Patrol Officer from each container or pile of
				clams.
B. All clams in any
				container or pile found in violation of this chapter shall be returned to the
				water by the clammer as directed by the Marine Patrol Officer.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-810 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 590 - PERTAINING TO THE TAKING OF HARD CLAMS › Section 4VAC20-590-50 - Penalty

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
As set forth in § 28.2-903 of the Code of Virginia, any
				  person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3
				  misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this
				  chapter committed by the same person within 12 months of a prior violation is a
				  Class 1 misdemeanor.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-810 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 600 - PERTAINING TO POUND NET LICENSE SALES › Section 4VAC20-600-10 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to limit the number of pound
				  net licenses to the number of pound net licenses sold on or after January 1,
				  1994, and through August 5, 1994. This chapter is part of recent restrictions
				  adopted by the Marine Resources Commission in order to reduce the weakfish
				  fishing mortality rate and to be consistent with federal and interstate
				  management measures.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-204.1 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 20 - MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 600 - PERTAINING TO POUND NET LICENSE SALES › Section 4VAC20-600-20 - Definition

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The following word and term, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
"Pound net" means a stationary or fixed fishing device
				  consisting of several stakes or poles which have been pushed or pumped into the
				  bottom and attached netting which forms a straight wall or leader which serves
				  to guide fish through a funnel and heart-shaped enclosure into a terminal head
				  or pocket with a netting floor.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-204.1 of the Code of
					 Virginia.