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Va. Code § 28.2-706: Restrictions on crab scraping; penalty
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 28.2. Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters
- Subtitle II. Tidal Fisheries
- Chapter 7. Crabs
- Article 3. RESTRICTIONS ON HARVESTING CRABS
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; or3. Have more than two scrapes overboard.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; 2018, c. 115.
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