{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac20-570-20","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC20-570-20","heading":"Use of firearms and sale of fish prohibited; exceptions","body":"A. It shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, or kill any fish with the use of a firearm.\n\nB. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or sell any fish taken or killed by the use of a firearm.\n\nC. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the killing by firearm of a shark which has been brought to boatside by legal fishing methods.\n\nD. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of underwater fishing devices, known as \"bang sticks,\" which are attached to spears or are hand held and discharge a blank charge or projectile.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission","Chapter 570. Pertaining to the Use of Firearms to Take Fish"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency20/chapter570/section20/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:36Z","sha256":"97bebe29e3fe82e2360c5867a483da1336c34374cfc713866eda3b93d2bd285a","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac20-570-10","next":"us-va/4vac20-570-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}