4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-220-20 - Gill nets
A. Any gill net,
whether floating or submerged, that is not assigned a fixed location shall be
set in a straight line. In enforcing this provision, Marine Patrol Officers
shall take into consideration the effect of wind and tide on any net. Nothing
in this subsection shall pertain to mullet nets when used in a directed fishery
for mullet.
B. Any gill net,
whether floating or submerged, that is not assigned a fixed location shall have
no greater depth than 330 inches total stretched mesh measurement. Measurement
shall be vertically from top to bottom. Possession of any gill net, rigged with
floats and weights, and in excess of the aforementioned depth shall be deemed a
violation of this subsection except that any person transitting Virginia's
waters with any gill net not meeting the requirements of this chapter shall
first notify and obtain permission from the Commissioner of Marine
Resources.
C. Any gill net, whether
floating or submerged, that is not assigned a fixed location shall be fished no
closer than 200 feet to any other such gill net. No part of any such gill net
shall be closer than 200 feet to any part of any other such gill net. In
enforcing this provision, Marine Patrol Officers shall take into consideration
the effect of wind and tide on the nets in question.
D. The provisions of subsection C of this
section shall not be applicable to those gill nets without an assigned fixed
location which are set and fished in the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay.
However, no two or more such gill nets shall be fixed or tied end-to-end such
that the maximum licensed length prescribed by law is exceeded.
Notes
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
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