4 Va. Admin. Code § 15-340-60 - Seines, traps, and nets prohibited in certain areas

A. It shall be unlawful to use seines and nets of any kind for the taking of fish from the public waters of the Roanoke (Staunton) and Dan Rivers in Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, and Pittsylvania Counties and in the City of Danville; provided, however, this section shall not be construed to prohibit the use of hand-landing nets for the landing of fish legally hooked or the taking of fish from these waters pursuant to the provisions of 4VAC15-360. In addition, this section shall not be construed to prohibit the use of cast nets, also known as throw nets, for the taking of bait fish.

B. In Lick Creek and tributaries in Smyth and Bland Counties, in Bear Creek and in streams and their associated tributaries that flow into Hungry Mother Lake in Smyth County, in Laurel Creek and tributaries upstream of Highway 16 bridge in Tazewell and Bland Counties, in Susong Branch and Mumpower Creek in Washington County and the City of Bristol, and in Timbertree Branch in Scott County, it shall be unlawful to use seines, nets, or traps; provided, however, this section shall not be construed to prohibit the use of hand-landing nets for the landing of fish legally hooked.

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4 Va. Admin. Code § 15-340-60

Derived from VR325-03-3 §6, eff. January 1, 1992; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 13, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1997; Volume 15, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 1999; Volume 19, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 2003; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 09, eff. 1/1/2015; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 02, eff. 1/1/2019; Amended Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 07, eff. 1/1/2021.

Statutory Authority: 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.