2010 Code of Virginia
Title 28.2 - FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS.
Chapter 7 - Crabs (28.2-700 thru 28.2-713)
28.2-706 - Restrictions on crab scraping; penalty.
§ 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;
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.
(1983, c. 603, § 28.1-165.1; 1987, cc. 90, 159; 1992, c. 836.)
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