28.2-411 - Season for vessels of less than seventy gross tons; penalty.
§ 28.2-411. Season for vessels of less than seventy gross tons; penalty.
Except from the first Monday in March to, but not including, the first Mondayin May, it is unlawful for vessels with a gross weight of less than seventytons to use purse nets to take or catch menhaden for purposes other than useas fish meal or oil.
A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(1982, c. 461, § 28.1-65.1; 1988, c. 710; 1992, c. 836.)