4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-950-49 - Reporting requirements

A. It shall be unlawful for any person permitted for the directed fishery, the bycatch fishery, or for an authorized alternate landing vessel to fail to contact, within one hour of landing, the Law Enforcement Operations to report that person's name and the name of the vessel, that person's permit number, the location where catch will be offloaded, and the estimated weight of the landing of black sea bass.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person permitted for the directed fishery, the bycatch fishery, or for an authorized alternate landing vessel to fail to contact, within 24 hours of landing, the Marine Resources Commission's Interactive Voice Recording System to report the name of the permit holder and the name of the vessel that landed the black sea bass, date of landing, the permit number, and the weight of black sea bass landed.

C. Any buyer of black sea bass from a directed fishery permittee, a bycatch fishery permittee, or an authorized alternate landing vessel shall maintain records of all purchases for the current year and prior year and make those records available to the Marine Resources Commission upon request.

Notes

4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-950-49

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2003; amended, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 6, eff. November 1, 2005; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 21, eff. 6/1/2017; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 12, eff. 1/23/2019; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 21, eff. 6/1/2020.

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