Va. Code § 28.2-706

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 28.2-706 - Restrictions on crab scraping; penalty

It is unlawful for any person to:

1. Use a crab scrape having a mouth longer than four feet and a toothed bar;

2. Haul a scrape, except by hand; or

3. Have more than two scrapes overboard.

A violation of any provision of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

Va. Code § 28.2-706

1983, c. 603, § 28.1-165.1; 1987, cc. 90, 159; 1992, c. 836; 2018, c. 115.

Amended by Acts 2018 c. 115, § 1, eff. 7/1/2018.