{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac20-270-52","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC20-270-52","heading":"Area restriction","body":"A. It shall be unlawful for any person to use any gear, except hard crab pots or peeler pots, to harvest crabs from the waters of Back Bay and North Landing River or within the jurisdiction of the Albemarle and Currituck watersheds as described in § 28.2-101 of the Code of Virginia.\n\nB. It shall be unlawful to possess, sell, or offer for sale crabs taken by any means other than hard crab pot or peeler pot from the waters described in this section.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission","Chapter 270. Pertaining to Blue Crab Fishery"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency20/chapter270/section52/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:31Z","sha256":"8bb35a6caea1c77fbccffc8d23c784c93f682f8594f636d95e7485726a8b7a08","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac20-270-51","next":"us-va/4vac20-270-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}