{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-705","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 28.2-705","heading":"License restrictions; exemption; penalty","body":"A. It is unlawful to:1. Take crabs with a rake which is pulled or pushed by a boat;2. Use a crab pot which has a mesh less than 1 1/2 inches, unless a different mesh size is promulgated pursuant to subsection B of § 28.2-701;3. Place food, except as may be provided for in regulations of the Commission, for adult male (jimmy) crabs in a peeler pot. A peeler pot is exempt from mesh size limitations, unless a peeler pot mesh size is promulgated pursuant to subsection B of § 28.2-701;4. Use a boat when buying crabs which is also used to take or catch hard crabs with dredges, when the Commission has limited the taking of crabs under § 28.2-713.B. Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 28-170; 1954, c. 368; 1956, c. 293; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-165; 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1968, c. 785; 1970, c. 726; 1979, c. 274; 1983, cc. 307, 603; 1985, c. 180; 1990, c. 154; 1992, c. 836; 1995, c. 129; 1998, c. 88; 1999, c. 550.","path":["Title 28.2. FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS","Subtitle II. TIDAL FISHERIES","Chapter 7. CRABS","Article 3. RESTRICTIONS ON HARVESTING CRABS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/28.2-705/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:19Z","sha256":"871fb3c7d46a6bb7c1f64cdd2135b28b704a113f4367e04fafe2bba88604edb2","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-704","next":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}