HB577: Crab scraping; possession of hard crabs.


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact § 28.2-706 of the Code of Virginia, relating to crab scraping; possession of hard crabs.
[H 577]
Approved

 

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

Offered January 10, 2018
Prefiled January 8, 2018
A BILL to amend and reenact § 28.2-706 of the Code of Virginia, relating to crab scraping; possession of hard crabs.
Patron-- Bloxom

Committee Referral Pending

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.