§ 29.1-543.1 Introduction, stocking, and release of blue catfish; penalty
A. It is unlawful for any person to introduce into or stock in waters of the Commonwealth, including private ponds or lakes, the blue catfish or its hybrids or to release any blue catfish or any such hybrid into any water body other than that in which it was caught.
B. Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
History
This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 470 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.
2015, c. 470.