{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac20-900-37","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC20-900-37","heading":"License moratorium","body":"As of May 1, 2011, the issuance of commercial licenses or permits for horseshoe crab hand harvest, horseshoe crab bycatch, unrestricted horseshoe crab endorsement, and restricted horseshoe crab endorsement shall be prohibited except as described in this section. Only those registered commercial fisherman who have been determined by the Marine Resources Commission to have been issued a license or permit prior to May 1, 2011, for horseshoe crab hand harvest, horseshoe crab bycatch, unrestricted horseshoe crab endorsement, or restricted horseshoe crab endorsement shall be eligible to purchase that license or permit after May 1, 2011.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission","Chapter 900. Pertaining to Horseshoe Crab"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency20/chapter900/section37/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:39Z","sha256":"098ec455590dccbd0de9682dde8331b68ab1d81d2edb54deb15555b925e86ac9","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac20-900-35","next":"us-va/4vac20-900-38"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}