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2020 Code of Virginia
Title 28.2 - Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters
Chapter 5 - Oysters and Clams
§ 28.2-519. Use of rakes or scrapes on ocean side of Eastern Shore; penalty
Universal Citation: VA Code § 28.2-519 (2020)
It shall be unlawful for any person to use dredges, scrapes, rakes other than hand rakes, or other like devices to take or catch crabs, clams, or shells from the public rocks, beds, or shoals on the ocean side of the Counties of Accomack and Northampton.
A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Code 1950, § 28-198; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-143; 1992, c. 836.
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