4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-252-100 - Potomac River tributaries summer/fall striped bass recreational fishery

A. The open season for the Potomac River tributaries summer/fall striped bass recreational fishery shall correspond to the open summer/fall season as established by the Potomac River Fisheries Commission for the mainstem Potomac River and shall be May 16 through July 6 and August 21 through December 31.
B. The minimum size limit shall be 19 inches total length.
C. The maximum size limit shall be 24 inches total length.
D. The daily possession limit shall be one fish per person.

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4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-252-100
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 8, eff. December 6, 1996; amended, Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2000; Volume 17, Issue 12, eff. January 26, 2001; Volume 20, Issue 10, eff. January 5, 2004; Volume 22, Issue 1, eff. September 1, 2005; Volume 24, Issue 4, eff. October 1, 2007; Volume 25, Issue 6, eff. November 1, 2008; Volume 26, Issue 1, eff. September 1, 2009; Volume 28, Issue 25, eff. August 1, 2012; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 17, eff. 4/1/2015; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 21, eff. 5/28/2019; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 04, eff. 9/25/2019; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 26, eff. 8/1/2020; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 24, eff. 7/1/2023; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 18, eff. 4/1/2024.

Statutory Authority: § 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

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