28.2-711 - Crab pots; unlawful activities; penalty. - Virginia Statutes

§ 28.2-711. Crab pots; unlawful activities; penalty.

It is unlawful to knowingly place, set, or leave any crab pot in any of thetidal tributaries of the Commonwealth between January 1 and January 31. TheCommission may change the time period during which such activities areprohibited. Proof that any crab pot was located in any such tributary duringthe prohibition period constitutes a rebuttable presumption that such pot wasknowingly placed, set, or left in that location.

A violation of this section is a Class 4 misdemeanor.

(1988, c. 315, § 28.1-173.1:1; 1989, c. 431; 1992, cc. 202, 836.)