The use of body-gripping traps with a jaw spread in excess of 7-1/2 inches is prohibited except when such traps are at least half submerged by water.

Statutory Authority

§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR325-02-1 § 18, eff. July 1, 1982; amended, Virginia Register Volume 10, Issue 23, eff. September 8, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 9, eff. February 22, 1995; Volume 24, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2008.