HB577: Crab scraping; possession of hard crabs.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 28.2-706 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 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; or
4. Possess hard crabs while having a crab scrape on board.
A violation of any provision of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
HOUSE BILL NO. 577
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 28.2-706 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 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;
or
4. Possess hard crabs
while having a crab scrape on board.
A violation of any provision of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.