28.2-713 - Limiting the taking of crabs by one boat in one day; penalty. - Virginia Statutes

§ 28.2-713. Limiting the taking of crabs by one boat in one day; penalty.

Whenever the interest of conservation or the crabbing industry requires, theCommission 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 shallbe prima facie evidence of violation; however, the provisions of this sectionshall 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.)