Virginia Statutes
§ 28.2-317 — Prima facie evidence of violation; penalty
Virginia § 28.2-317
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 28.2FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS
Subtitle IITIDAL FISHERIES
Ch. 3FINFISH
Art. 3RESTRICTIONS ON TRAWLING
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 28.2-317 (2026).
Text
Any vessel, boat, or other craft found in the waters of the Commonwealth, or in the waters under the joint jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, equipped for trawling and having a trawling net, drag net, or a similar device aboard with fresh or live fish on deck or in any portion of such vessel, boat or craft shall constitute prima facie evidence that the operator and master and members of the crew are guilty of trawling.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 28-72; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-71; 1992, c. 836.
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Virginia § 28.2-317, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/28.2/28.2-317.