                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LENGTH OF FIXED FISHING DEVICE; GILL NETS; PENALTY (§ 28.2-307)

A. It is unlawful for any person to use a single fixed fishing device having a
total length greater than 1,200 feet. Clear and unobstructed intervals of at
least 200 feet shall be maintained between successive fishing structures in the
same row, and adjoining rows of fishing structures shall be at least 300 yards
apart. In addition, a clear passageway at least 200 feet wide shall be
maintained, reaching from all regular navigable channels to all established boat
landings. All stakes shall project not less than four feet above the surface of
the water at all stages of the tide. Any stake not complying with this condition
shall be removed by the licensee.

B. The Commission shall, by regulation, establish the minimum distance between
any net and the side or end of any fixed fishing device.

C. A violation of any provision of this section or any regulation adopted
pursuant to subsection B is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 28-46.1; 1954, c. 215; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-52; 1964, c.
393; 1974, c. 97; 1990, c. 494; 1992, c. 836; 2009, c. 28.