{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac20-100-20","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC20-100-20","heading":"Hydraulic method prohibited","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person to dig, take, catch or harvest hard clams from the subaqueous soil owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia on the seaside of Accomack and Northampton Counties by hydraulic methods, or by the operation of a motor boat in such a manner that the hard clams are dug, or washed, from the bottom by the action of the propeller of such motor boat; but this chapter shall not apply to privately-owned oyster leases.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission","Chapter 100. Pertaining to the Taking of Clams on Seaside of Eastern Shore"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency20/chapter100/section20/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:29Z","sha256":"89174a6a2602a5de350d35fbf2a25fc6450780f32f2e303271624ec36114810e","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac20-100-10","next":"us-va/4vac20-100-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}