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Va. Code § 28.2-303: Taking and sale of sturgeon prohibited; penalty

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Title 28.2. FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS
Subtitle II. TIDAL FISHERIES
Chapter 3. FINFISH
Article 2. TAKING OF FISH, NET, AND DEVICE RESTRICTIONS

Except as otherwise provided by regulation, it shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch or possess any sturgeon. Any sturgeon caught by any person shall be immediately returned to the water.It shall be unlawful for any dealer or wholesaler of fish for human consumption to buy from others or to otherwise possess for purposes of resale any sturgeon.A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.1970, c. 629, § 28.1-49.1; 1981, c. 579; 1984, c. 13; 1985, cc. 546, 615; 1992, c. 836.

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