Code of Virginia - Title 28.2 Fisheries And Habitat Of The Tidal Waters - Section 28.2-237 Removal of abandoned pole or stake; revocation of licenses for failure to remove stakes

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

A. Any person fishing a pound net or any other type of fishing device requiring the use of fixed poles or stakes shall remove all such abandoned poles or stakes; however, one pole or stake may be left standing at least four 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 not used for fishing.

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

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

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