{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-903.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 28.2-903.1","heading":"Impeding lawful fishing in tidal waters; penalty","body":"A. It is unlawful for any person to willfully and intentionally impede the lawful fishing of any species of fish or shellfish. \"Fishing\" means those activities defined in § 28.2-100 as \"fishing,\" \"fisheries\" or \"to fish.\"B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.1997, c. 703.","path":["Title 28.2. FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS","Subtitle II. TIDAL FISHERIES","Chapter 9. ENFORCEMENT OF SUBTITLE II; JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/28.2-903.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:19Z","sha256":"5608667a34922cd602538ab47f7f6a25ef3fb959d8a0b904f742fcb3c19f04a8","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-903","next":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}