28.2-237 - Removal of abandoned pole or stake; revocation of licenses for failure to remove stakes. - Virginia Statutes

§ 28.2-237. Removal of abandoned pole or stake; revocation of licenses forfailure to remove stakes.

A. Any person fishing a pound net or any other type of fishing devicerequiring the use of fixed poles or stakes shall remove all such abandonedpoles or stakes; however, one pole or stake may be left standing at leastfour feet above mean high water at old stands as an identification marker.

Abandoned poles or stakes are considered to be poles or stakes which are notused for fishing.

B. The Commission may revoke any fishing licenses issued to such person, asset forth in § 28.2-232, if abandoned poles or stakes are not promptlyremoved. Failure to remove such poles or stakes is a Class 1 misdemeanor.The most recent licensee for the fishing device is responsible for removingthe poles or stakes.

(1962, c. 406, § 28.1-79; 1964, c. 393; 1992, c. 836.)