Virginia Statutes
§ 28.2-710 — Unlawful to place crab, eel, or fish pots in certain channels; penalty
Virginia § 28.2-710
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 28.2FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS
Subtitle IITIDAL FISHERIES
Ch. 7CRABS
Art. 3RESTRICTIONS ON HARVESTING CRABS
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 28.2-710 (2026).
Text
It is unlawful to place or maintain any crab, eel, or fish pot in a navigable channel which has navigation aids installed or approved by any agency of the United States government or in any portion of a government marked channel of a river, bay, estuary, creek or inlet. The owner or user of any crab, eel, or fish pot who has located such pot in accordance with this section shall be relieved of civil liability for any damages resulting from the location of such pot.
A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
1968, c. 785, § 28.1-173.1; 1981, c. 23; 1990, c. 493; 1992, c. 836.
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§ 28.2-100
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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Repealed§ 28.2-1000.2
Repealed§ 28.2-1001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
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Jurisdiction of Commission§ 28.2-104
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 28.2-710, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/28.2/28.2-710.