4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-280-30

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 8, December 2, 2024

Section 4VAC20-280-30 - Size and possession limits

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, or possess any speckled trout less than 14 inches in total length, except that the catch of speckled trout by pound net or haul seine may consist of up to 5.0%, by weight, of speckled trout less than 14 inches in total length.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person fishing commercially with commercial hook-and-line gear or fishing recreationally with any gear type to possess more than one speckled trout 24 inches or greater in any one day.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person fishing commercially with commercial hook-and-line gear or recreationally with any gear type to possess more than five speckled trout in any one day.

4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-280-30

Derived from VR450-01-0037 §3, eff. June 1, 1986; amended, Virginia Register Volume 8, Issue 14, eff. March 1, 1992; Volume 8, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 1992; Volume 11, Issue 17, eff. April 14, 1995; Volume 19, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2003; Volume 27, Issue 16, eff. April 1, 2011; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 17, eff. April 1, 2014; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 02, eff. 9/1/2018; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 26, eff. 8/1/2020; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 38, Issue 01, eff. 9/1/2021.

Statutory Authority: § 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.