During June through August, any person fifteen years of age or under may be an assistant to a boat operator catching blue crabs by crab pots without obtaining a license.
Code 1950, § 28-170; 1954, c. 368; 1956, c. 293; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-165; 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1968, c. 785; 1970, c. 726; 1979, c. 274; 1983, cc. 307, 603; 1985, c. 180; 1990, c. 154; 1992, c. 836.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 28.2 - Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters
§ 28.2-701. Crab traps, crab pots and crab pounds; regulations; penalty
§ 28.2-702. Licenses to take crabs; shedding operations; amount of fee
§ 28.2-703. License for certain assistants not required
§ 28.2-704. Sale of crabbing licenses
§ 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