§ 28.2-705 License restrictions; exemption; penalty.
§ 28.2-706 Restrictions on crab scraping; penalty.
§ 28.2-707 Restrictions on crab dredging; penalty.
§ 28.2-708 Limitations on sizes of crabs to be taken; inspection of catch; exemption; penalty.
§ 28.2-709 Closed season for taking crabs in certain area; penalty.
§ 28.2-710 Unlawful to place crab, eel, or fish pots in certain channels; penalty.
§ 28.2-711 Crab pots; unlawful activities; penalty.
§ 28.2-712 Identification of crab pots and eel pots; penalty.
§ 28.2-713 Limiting the taking of crabs by one boat in one day; penalty.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 28.2 > Subtitle II > Chapter 7 > Article 3 - Restrictions on Harvesting Crabs.

  • Adult: means a person 18 years of age or more. See Virginia Code 1-203
  • Charitable organization: means any person that is or holds itself out to be organized or operated for any charitable purpose, or any person that solicits or obtains contributions solicited from the public. See Virginia Code 57-48
  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • commerce: includes all economic activity involving or relating to any commodity, service, or business activity. See Virginia Code 59.1-9.3
  • Commission: means the Marine Resources Commission. See Virginia Code 28.2-100
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services or a member of his staff to whom he may delegate his duties under this chapter. See Virginia Code 57-48
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Marine Resources. See Virginia Code 28.2-100
  • Commodity: includes any kind of real or personal property. See Virginia Code 59.1-9.3
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Crab dredge: means a device, which may have teeth on the bar, that is designed and used to catch crabs buried in the bottom. See Virginia Code 28.2-700
  • Crab pot: means a device made of wire or thread net used to catch crabs. See Virginia Code 28.2-700
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Officer: means a member of the Virginia Marine Police. See Virginia Code 28.2-100
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Peeler pot: means a wire mesh pot baited with only live adult male (jimmy) blue crabs. See Virginia Code 28.2-700
  • Person: includes any natural person; any trust or association of persons, formal or otherwise; or any corporation, partnership, company, or other legal or commercial entity. See Virginia Code 59.1-9.3
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Professional fund-raising counsel: means any person who for a flat fixed fee under a written agreement plans, conducts, manages, carries on, advises, or acts as a consultant, whether directly or indirectly, in connection with soliciting contributions for, or on behalf of, any charitable or civic organization, but who actually solicits no contributions as a part of such services. See Virginia Code 57-48
  • Professional solicitor: means any person who, for a financial or other consideration, solicits contributions for, or on behalf of, a charitable or civic organization, whether such solicitation is performed personally or through his agents, servants, or employees or through agents, servants, or employees who are specially employed by or for a charitable or civic organization and are engaged in the solicitation of contributions under the direction of such person or any person who, for a financial or other consideration, plans, conducts, manages, carries on, advises, or acts as a consultant to a charitable or civic organization in connection with the solicitation of contributions but does not qualify as a professional fund-raising counsel. See Virginia Code 57-48
  • Service: includes any activity that is performed in whole or in part for the purpose of financial gain, including personal service, rental, leasing, or licensing for use. See Virginia Code 59.1-9.3
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255