4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-490-48 - Smooth dogfish commercial quota and harvest limitations
A. During each
calendar year, total allowable commercial landings of smooth dogfish shall be
limited to a quota in dressed weight calculated pursuant to the Interstate
Coastal Sharks Fishery Management Plan.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to
take, harvest, or possess aboard any vessel or to land in Virginia any smooth
dogfish harvested from federal waters once the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Fisheries has determined and announced that 80% of the
smooth dogfish coastwide quota has been harvested.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to
harvest or to land in Virginia any smooth dogfish for commercial purposes after
the quota specified in subsection A of this section has been landed and
announced as such.
D. Any smooth
dogfish harvested from state waters or federal waters for commercial purposes
shall only be sold to a federally permitted dealer.
E. It shall be unlawful for any buyer of
seafood to receive any smooth dogfish harvested from federal waters once NOAA
Fisheries has determined and announced that 80% of the smooth dogfish coastwide
quota has been harvested.
F. It
shall be unlawful for any buyer of seafood to receive any smooth dogfish after
the commercial quota specified in subsection A of this section has been
attained and announced as such.
Notes
Statutory Authority: § 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
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