Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

4VAC20-190-30: Procedure

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Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission
Chapter 190. Pertaining to Measuring Mesh Size of Menhaden Nets

A. The nets shall be wet when measured.

B. A measurement shall consist of the inside stretched distance of one mesh.

C. Fifty individual measurements shall be taken from the net in a location other than the bunt, at least 10 meshes below the selvedge, and from meshes that are not part of a seam.

D. The measuring device shall be inserted into the mesh in a vertical direction as the net is oriented between the ring line and cork line.

E. A force of 8.8 pounds (4 kilograms) shall be applied in taking the measurements.

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