It is unlawful to place or maintain any crab, eel, or fish pot in a navigable channel which has navigation aids installed or approved by any agency of the United States government or in any portion of a government marked channel of a river, bay, estuary, creek or inlet. The owner or user of any crab, eel, or fish pot who has located such pot in accordance with this section shall be relieved of civil liability for any damages resulting from the location of such pot.
A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
1968, c. 785, § 28.1-173.1; 1981, c. 23; 1990, c. 493; 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