§ 28.2-903.1 Impeding lawful fishing in tidal waters; penalty
A. It is unlawful for any person to willfully and intentionally impede the lawful fishing of any species of fish or shellfish. “Fishing” means those activities defined in § 28.2-100 as “fishing,” “fisheries” or “to fish.”
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
History
This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 703 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
1997, c. 703.