{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-713","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 28.2-713","heading":"Limiting the taking of crabs by one boat in one day; penalty","body":"Whenever the interest of conservation or the crabbing industry requires, the Commission may limit the taking or catching of crabs by one boat in one day. Violation of such a regulation is a Class 1 misdemeanor.Possession of crabs in excess of the amount provided by such regulation shall be prima facie evidence of violation; however, the provisions of this section shall not apply to crab buy boats.Code 1950, § 28-172.1; 1956, c. 357; 1958, c. 449; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-168; 1992, c. 836.","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/28.2-713/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:19Z","sha256":"c7280dccedcf77bcd13469670bd0fbf1d0230f1b476fba01e6979d0c99258e0e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-712","next":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-800"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}