{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac20-751-15","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC20-751-15","heading":"Definitions","body":"The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n\n\"Assateague Island Small-Mesh Gill Net Area\" shall consist of all tidal waters of Virginia's portion of the federal territorial sea that are bounded by a line beginning in Accomack County from a point at the mean low water line at the southwestern most tip of Fishing Point, at the mouth of Chincoteague Inlet, at Latitude 37-52.34584 N., Longitude 75-24.02333 W.; thence southwesterly 1,500 feet to a point at Latitude 37-52.19158 N., Longitude 75-24.26693 W.; thence in a line towards Chincoteague Shoals maintaining a distance of 1,500 feet from the mean low water line to a point northeast of Chincoteague Shoals at Latitude 37-51.12484 N., Longitude 75-22.23021 W.; thence westerly to a point at Latitude 37-51.30530 N., Longitude 75-22.44331 W.; thence along the mean low water line in a southerly and then westerly direction to the point of beginning.\n\n\"Restricted areas\" means sections within the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay as follows:\n\n1. In James River, those tidal waters upstream of a line connecting Willoughby Spit and Old Point Comfort;\n\n2. In Back River, those tidal waters upstream of a line connecting Factory Point and Plumtree Point;\n\n3. In Poquoson River, those tidal waters upstream of a line connecting Marsh Point and Tue Point;\n\n4. In York River, those tidal waters upstream of a line connecting Tue Point and Guinea Marshes;\n\n5. In Mobjack Bay, those tidal waters upstream of a line connecting Guinea Marshes and New Point Comfort;\n\n6. In Milford Haven, those tidal waters upstream of a line connecting Rigby Island and Sandy Point;\n\n7. In Piankatank River, those tidal waters upstream of a line connecting Cherry Point and Stingray Point; and\n\n8. In Rappahannock River, those tidal waters upstream of a line connecting Stingray Point to Windmill Point.\n\n\"Small-mesh gill net\" means any gill net with a stretched mesh of equal to or less than five inches.\n\n\"Unattended gill net\" means any gill net set in Virginia tidal waters, described in 4VAC20-751-20 E, that is located more than one mile from the licensee of that gill net.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission","Chapter 751. Pertaining to the Setting and Mesh Size of Gill Nets"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency20/chapter751/section15/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:38Z","sha256":"27cdd1388bfd88d5929b39f65cc87a398aeab3555e6be87e9d442c9882c9eb44","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac20-751-10","next":"us-va/4vac20-751-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}