{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac20-430-70","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC20-430-70","heading":"Enforcement provisions","body":"In the enforcement of this chapter the Marine Patrol Officer shall consider the following:\n\n1. If only one end or buoy of a gill net is found to be marked as required by this chapter, then a warning shall be issued by a Marine Patrol Officer, and the net owner shall have 24 hours to mark the net as provided in this chapter.\n\n2. If both ends of a gill net are found in violation, a Marine Patrol Officer shall confiscate the net immediately unless at least one remaining buoy is inscribed with the last four numbers of the licensee's commercial fisherman registration license.","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/section70/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:34Z","sha256":"1df168f6c2a2f2d67b06349a7ac6fb912796a662319a95c63a0256e3a37b9ba9","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac20-430-65","next":"us-va/4vac20-430-80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}