4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-430-10 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to minimize gear conflicts between gill net fishermen and conflicts with recreational boaters caused by poor visibility of gill nets, conserve stocks of fish by establishing a minimum mesh size for gill nets, and conserve and protect sea turtles and bottlenose dolphins by establishing maximum mesh sizes for gill nets.

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4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-430-10

Derived from VR450-01-0057 § 1, eff. May 1, 1990; amended, Virginia Register Volume 7, Issue 10, eff. January 23, 1991; Volume 8, Issue 15, eff. February 1, 1992; Volume 11, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 1995; Volume 21, Issue 18, eff. May 1, 2005.

Statutory Authority

§§ 28.201 and 28.2-236 of the Code of Virginia.

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