{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac20-430-60","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC20-430-60","heading":"Minimum mesh size","body":"A. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, set, or fish any gill net with a stretched mesh of less than 2-7/8 inches, except as provided in  subsection C  of this section.\n\nB. Mesh measurement is defined as the inside stretched distance between two knots on opposite sides of the same mesh.\n\nC. As provided in § 28.2-305 of the Code of Virginia, mullet gill nets less than 200 yards long shall consist of a stretched mesh not less than two inches stretched measure after having been tarred. Any person utilizing a mullet gill net may not take or possess quantities of species other than mullet which comprise more than 15% of their total daily catch, in pounds.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission","Chapter 430. Pertaining to the Marking and Minimum Mesh Size of Gill Nets"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency20/chapter430/section60/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:34Z","sha256":"b1bc3269adea438f948124c2eaf508a42fe7ea1acbd075267168210cbde2e6e6","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac20-430-55","next":"us-va/4vac20-430-65"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}