4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-570-20 - Use of firearms and sale of fish prohibited; exceptions
A. It shall be
unlawful for any person to take, catch, or kill any fish with the use of a
firearm.
B. It shall be unlawful
for any person to possess or sell any fish taken or killed by the use of a
firearm.
C. Nothing in this section
shall prohibit the killing by firearm of a shark which has been brought to
boatside by legal fishing methods.
D. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
use of underwater fishing devices, known as "bang sticks," which are attached
to spears or are hand held and discharge a blank charge or
projectile.
Notes
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
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