Virginia Statutes
§ 28.2-310 — Trotline prohibited on ocean side of Eastern Shore; penalty
Virginia § 28.2-310
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. § 28.2-310 (2026).
Text
It shall be unlawful to set a fish trotline on the ocean side of the Counties of Accomack and Northampton. The Commission officers may seize any fish trotline set in such an area.
A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 28-43; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-48; 1966, c. 684; 1968, c. 748; 1972, c. 833; 1973, c. 21; 1976, c. 392; 1979, c. 274; 1981, c. 61; 1983, c. 307; 1990, c. 445; 1992, c. 836.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 28.2-100
Definitions§ 28.2-1000
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact§ 28.2-1000.1
Repealed§ 28.2-1000.2
Repealed§ 28.2-1001
Potomac River Compact§ 28.2-1002
Cooperation of agencies of Commonwealth§ 28.2-1005
Authority to regulate dredging of oysters§ 28.2-101
Jurisdiction of Commission§ 28.2-104
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 28.2-310, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/28.2/28.2-310.