{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-706","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 28.2-706","heading":"Restrictions on crab scraping; penalty","body":"It is unlawful for any person to:1. Use a crab scrape having a mouth longer than four feet and a toothed bar;2. Haul a scrape, except by hand; or3. Have more than two scrapes overboard.A violation of any provision of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.1983, c. 603, § 28.1-165.1; 1987, cc. 90, 159; 1992, c. 836; 2018, c. 115.","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/28.2-706/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:19Z","sha256":"e340dfba9f21cfe1f4770fb48685a356a857b20473cdcabcc4747db6168eef0b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-705","next":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-707"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}