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SB377: Crab pots; unauthorized taking of crabs Class 3 misdemeanor.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 28.2-705 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 28.2-705. License restrictions; exemption; penalty.
A. It is unlawful to:
1. Take crabs with a rake which is pulled or pushed by a boat;
2. Use a crab pot which has a mesh less than 1 1/2 inches, unless a different mesh size is promulgated pursuant to subsection B of § 28.2-701;
3. Place food, except as may be provided for in regulations of the Commission, for adult male (jimmy) crabs in a peeler pot. A peeler pot is exempt from mesh size limitations, unless a peeler pot mesh size is promulgated pursuant to subsection B of § 28.2-701;
4. Use a boat when buying crabs which is also used to take or catch hard crabs with dredges, when the Commission has limited the taking of crabs under § 28.2-713; and
5. Take crabs from a crab pot unless authorized by the owner licensed and identified pursuant to § 28.2-712.
B. Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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