Code of Virginia - Title 28.2 Fisheries And Habitat Of The Tidal Waters - Section 28.2-706 Restrictions on crab scraping; penalty

§ 28.2-706. Restrictions on crab scraping; penalty

It is unlawful for any person to:

1. Use a crab scrape having a mouth longer than four feet and a toothed bar;

2. Haul a scrape, except by hand;

3. Have more than two scrapes overboard; or

4. Possess hard crabs while having a crab scrape on board.

A violation of any provision of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

(1983, c. 603, § 28.1-165.1; 1987, cc. 90, 159; 1992, c. 836.)

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