4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-252-120 - Concerning commercial fishing: general
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to
engage in the commercial fishery for striped bass without first having the
necessary commercial fisherman's registration license and appropriate gear
license as required by Title 28.2 of the Code of Virginia and the special
permit to fish for striped bass established in
4VAC20-252-130, except as provided
in subsection G of
4VAC20-252-160.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person
fishing commercially to possess any striped bass taken outside any open
commercial season or area or with gear inapplicable to the season and area as
specified in
4VAC20-252-140. Any striped bass
caught contrary to this provision shall be returned to the water
immediately.
C. It shall be
unlawful for any person while actively fishing pursuant to a commercial fishery
to possess any striped bass that is less than the minimum size limit applicable
for the area and season then open and being fished. Any striped bass caught
that does not meet the applicable minimum size limit shall be returned to the
water immediately.
D. All striped
bass in the possession of any person for the purpose of sale must be identified
with a tamper-evident sealed tag that has been approved and issued by the
appropriate authority in the jurisdiction of capture. Whole striped bass shall
have tags attached directly to the fish. Processed or filleted striped bass
must be accompanied by the tags removed from the fish when processed. Any
person who possesses any amount of striped bass in excess of the maximum number
allowed for a licensed recreational fisherman as described in
4VAC20-252-60 through
4VAC20-252-110 shall be considered
as possessing all striped bass for the purpose of sale. When any person
possesses striped bass in excess of the maximum number allowed a licensed
recreational fisherman, all striped bass of said person shall be tagged, and
the possession of any untagged striped bass shall be prima facie evidence of a
violation of this chapter and subject to the provisions of
4VAC20-252-160 H and I and
4VAC20-252-230.
E. When the striped bass are in the
possession of any person other than the original harvester for the purpose of
resale, the striped bass shall be accompanied by a bill of sale, which shall
include the name of the seller, the permit or license number of the seller if
such permit or license is required in the jurisdiction of harvest, the date of
sale, the pounds of striped bass in possession, the location of catch, and the
gear type used to harvest the striped bass. If the striped bass product for
sale is fillets, the bill of sale shall also specify the number of
fillets.
Notes
Statutory Authority: § 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
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A. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the commercial fishery for striped bass without first having the necessary commercial fisherman's registration license and appropriate gear license as required by Title 28.2 of the Code of Virginia and the special permit to fish for striped bass established in 4VAC20-252-130, except as provided in subsection G of 4VAC20-252-160.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person fishing commercially to possess any striped bass taken outside any open commercial season or area or with gear inapplicable to the season and area as specified in 4VAC20-252-140. Any striped bass caught contrary to this provision shall be returned to the water immediately.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person while actively fishing pursuant to a commercial fishery to possess any striped bass that is less than the minimum size limit applicable for the area and season then open and being fished. Any striped bass caught that does not meet the applicable minimum size limit shall be returned to the water immediately.
D. All striped bass in the possession of any person for the purpose of sale must be identified with a tamper-evident sealed tag that has been approved and issued by the appropriate authority in the jurisdiction of capture. Whole striped bass shall have tags attached directly to the fish. Processed or filleted striped bass must be accompanied by the tags removed from the fish when processed. Any person who possesses any amount of striped bass in excess of the maximum number allowed for a licensed recreational fisherman as described in 4VAC20-252-60 through 4VAC20-252-110 shall be considered as possessing all striped bass for the purpose of sale. When any person possesses striped bass in excess of the maximum number allowed a licensed recreational fisherman, all striped bass of said person shall be tagged, and the possession of any untagged striped bass shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this chapter and subject to the provisions of 4VAC20-252-160 H and I and 4VAC20-252-230.
E. When the striped bass are in the possession of any person other than the original harvester for the purpose of resale, the striped bass shall be accompanied by a bill of sale, which shall include the name of the seller, the permit or license number of the seller if such permit or license is required in the jurisdiction of harvest, the date of sale, the pounds of striped bass in possession, the location of catch, and the gear type used to harvest the striped bass. If the striped bass product for sale is fillets, the bill of sale shall also specify the number of fillets.
Notes
Statutory Authority: § 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.