4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-960-45 - Recreational fishing season and possession limits
A. It shall be unlawful for any person
fishing with hook and line, rod and reel, spear, gig or other recreational gear
to possess more than four tautog. When fishing is from a boat or vessel where
the entire catch is held in a common hold or container, the possession limit
shall be for the boat or vessel and shall be equal to the number of persons on
board legally eligible to fish multiplied by four. The captain or operator of
the boat or vessel shall be responsible for any boat or vessel possession
limit. Any tautog taken after the possession limit has been reached shall be
returned to the water immediately.
B. The recreational fishing season shall be
closed from May 16 through June 30.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person
fishing recreationally to take, catch, or possess any tautog during any closed
recreational fishing season.
Notes
Statutory Authority: § 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
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