{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac20-995-30","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC20-995-30","heading":"Prohibitions","body":"A. It shall be unlawful for any person licensed under the provisions of 4VAC20-995-20 A 1 or A 2 as a commercial hook-and-line fisherman to do any of the following unless otherwise specified:\n\n1. Fail to be on board the vessel when that vessel is operating in a commercial hook-and-line fishing capacity.\n\n2. Have more than three crew members on board the vessel at any given time provided that:\n\na. Crew members do not need to be licensed commercial fishermen but shall be registered on a crew member list with the commission on an annual basis and in advance of any fishing in any year;\n\nb. One crew member per vessel needs not be registered on a crew member list;\n\nc. The maximum number of crew members registered to any commercial hook-and-line licensee at any one time shall be 15;\n\nd. Any crew registration list submitted by any commercial hook-and-line fisherman may be revised once per calendar year; and\n\ne. A legible and approved crew member list must be maintained on board the vessel during all commercial hook-and-line activities.\n\n3. Fail to display prominently the commercial hook-and-line decals, as provided by the commission, on the starboard and port sides of the vessel.\n\n4. Fish within 300 yards of any bridge, bridge-tunnel, jetty, or pier from 6 p.m. Friday through 6 p.m. Sunday.\n\n5. Fish within 300 yards of any fixed fishing device.\n\n6. Harvest black drum within 300 yards of the Chesapeake Bay-Bridge-Tunnel at any time.\n\n7. Fish recreationally on any commercial hook and line vessel during a commercial fishing trip.\n\n8. Use any hydraulic fishing gear or deck-mounted fishing equipment.\n\n9. Use any fishing rod and reel or hand line equipped with more than six hooks.\n\n10. Fish commercially with hook and line aboard any vessel licensed as a charter boat or head boat while carrying customers for recreational fishing.\n\nB. It shall be unlawful for any person to use a commercial hook and line within 300 feet of any bridge, bridge-tunnel, jetty, or pier during Thanksgiving Day through the following day or during any open recreational striped bass season in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, except during the period midnight Sunday through 6 a.m. Friday.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission","Chapter 995. Pertaining to Commercial Hook-And-Line Fishing"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency20/chapter995/section30/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:41Z","sha256":"649428e10fcdcbba6a1d2bce274f6c47094c4e03c77f4877085f8c14ca7cc891","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac20-995-20","next":"us-va/4vac20-995-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}