{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac20-240-20","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC20-240-20","heading":"Gear limitation; closed area","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person to place, set or fish a crab pot or to harvest hard crabs by any gear in the following area: (all latitudes and longitudes are based on North American Datum, 83 (1993)) beginning near the northernmost point of Fishbone Island, at 37° 53' 10.4510\"     north, 76° 00' 08.7703\"     west; thence in a northerly direction approximately 0.92 miles to a point near the eastern shore of Herring Island, at 37° 54' 03.4504\"     north, 76° 00' 27.7700\"     west; thence in a northerly direction approximately 1.67 miles to a point near Peach Orchard Point, at 37° 55' 41.4491\"     north, 76° 00' 53.7692\"     west; thence following the shoreline of South Point Marsh to a point on the marsh near South Point, at 37° 55' 19.4499\"     north, 76° 01' 30.7706\"     west; thence due west approximately 0.80 miles to the remains of the overhead power cable west of the westernmost point of Shanks Island at 37° 55' 20.7101\"     north, 76° 02' 31.6527\"     west, thence in a southeasterly direction, along the remains of the overhead power cable, approximately 2.86 miles to a point near Upper Tump, at 37° 52' 50.5065\"     north, 76° 00' 45.6702\"     west; thence in a northeasterly direction approximately 0.59 miles to a point near the northernmost point of Fishbone Island, the point of beginning.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission","Chapter 240. Pertaining to the Tangier Island Crab Scrape Sanctuary"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency20/chapter240/section20/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:30Z","sha256":"d80120cdefaab2202f746dedaa1c6a11c1b2c8ac7c7e55b3c92ed9718e380e45","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac20-240-10","next":"us-va/4vac20-240-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}