{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac20-910-10","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC20-910-10","heading":"Purpose","body":"The purpose of this chapter is to (i) reduce fishing mortality and increase the size of the scup spawning stock; (ii) improve yield from the commercial and recreational fisheries; (iii) promote compatible measures between the states and federal fishery jurisdictions; and (iv) maintain compliance with the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Scup as required by the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (16 USC § 5101 et seq.).","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission","Chapter 910. Pertaining to Scup (Porgy)"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency20/chapter910/section10/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:40Z","sha256":"0bf7235107501425cfe894a9024de337160feddc00489475bfdea8c7a4fcc94d","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac20-900-50","next":"us-va/4vac20-910-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}