4 Va. Admin. Code § 15-360-30 - Taking of snapping turtles, crayfish and hellgrammites for sale
A. It shall only be
lawful to take and sell snapping turtles with a Permit to Collect and Sell
Snapping Turtles and Hellgrammites. The director may issue, deny, modify,
suspend, or revoke a Permit to Collect and Sell Snapping Turtles and
Hellgrammites. Such permits shall be valid provided that the harvest of
snapping turtles is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law or
regulation. To be eligible to harvest snapping turtles, an applicant must be a
Virginia resident and submit an annual report.
1. It shall be unlawful to harvest any
snapping turtle with less than a 13-inch curved carapace length.
2. It shall be unlawful to harvest snapping
turtles from October 1 through May 31.
3. It shall be unlawful for permit holders to
take any species other than snapping turtles.
4. The department will issue a maximum of 25
permits per year. No more than one individual residing at a single address may
be issued a permit. Permits are not transferable.
5. It shall be unlawful to operate more than
20 traps per permit. The permit number or name and address of [ the permit
holder ] shall be marked on all traps.
6. Hoop nets or similar homemade traps shall
be the only lawful form of trapping snapping turtles. Hoop nets or other traps
shall not exceed six feet in length with a throat opening that does not exceed
36 inches.
7. Permit holders must
check all traps at least once each day and remove all captured
animals.
8. Permit applications
will be issued in the order received, to the maximum annual number.
9. Failure to comply with the harvest and
sales reporting requirements as detailed in conditions of the permit shall be
unlawful and may result in immediate permit revocation and loss of harvest
privileges for a minimum of one year.
10. It shall be the permit holder's
responsibility to report "no activity" when no activity occurs during the
permit period.
B. It
shall only be lawful to take and sell hellgrammites with a Permit to Collect
and Sell Snapping Turtles and Hellgrammites or a Permit to Hold and Sell
Certain Wildlife under such restrictions and conditions as the board may
prescribe.
C. It shall be lawful to
hold and sell crayfish with a Permit to Hold and Sell Certain Wildlife under
such restrictions as the board may prescribe.
Notes
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
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