1. A. It shall be unlawful for any person fishing recreationally with hook and line, rod and reel or hand line to possess more than one grey trout and the minimum size limit shall be 12 inches in total length.
2. B. The recreational vessel possession limit shall be equal to the number of persons on board legally eligible to fish multiplied by one. The captain or operator of the vessel shall be responsible for any vessel possession limit. Any grey trout taken after the possession limit has been reached shall be returned to the water immediately.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0050 § 6, eff. August 1, 1988; amended, Virginia Register Volume 8, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 25, eff. July 29, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 3, eff. October 4, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 7, eff. December 1, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 16, eff. April 4, 1995; Volume 13, Issue 1, eff. September 1, 1996; Volume 13, Issue 14, eff. March 1, 1997; Volume 14, Issue 3, eff. October 7, 1997; Volume 14, Issue 16, eff. March 31, 1998; Volume 19, Issue 14, eff. March 1, 2003; Volume 23, Issue 21, eff. October 1, 2007; Volume 26, Issue 15, eff. May 1, 2010; Volume 35, Issue 2, eff. September 1, 2018; Volume 37, Issue 17, eff. April 1, 2021.