Virginia Statutes
§ 28.2-303 — Taking and sale of sturgeon prohibited; penalty
Virginia § 28.2-303
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 28.2FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS
Subtitle IITIDAL FISHERIES
Ch. 3FINFISH
Art. 2TAKING OF FISH, NET, AND DEVICE RESTRICTIONS
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 28.2-303 (2026).
Text
Except as otherwise provided by regulation, it shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch or possess any sturgeon. Any sturgeon caught by any person shall be immediately returned to the water.
It shall be unlawful for any dealer or wholesaler of fish for human consumption to buy from others or to otherwise possess for purposes of resale any sturgeon.
A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
1970, c. 629, § 28.1-49.1; 1981, c. 579; 1984, c. 13; 1985, cc. 546, 615; 1992, c. 836.
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