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2011 Code of Virginia
Title 28.2 FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS.
Chapter 4 Use of Purse Nets for Taking Menhaden (28.2-400 thru 28.2-411)
28.2-405 Carrying patent tongs, etc., while fishing for menhaden; penalty
VA Code § 28.2-405 (2001 through Reg Session) What's This?
28.2-405. Carrying patent tongs, etc., while fishing for menhaden; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any captain or owner to carry or permit to be carried aboard his vessel, when fishing for menhaden, any scrape, dredge, or patent tongs.
A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(Code 1950, 28-49; 1962, c. 406, 28.1-54; 1992, c. 836.)
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