- A. The possession and landing limits for channeled whelk shall be 60 bushels per licensed channeled whelk pot fishermen on board a vessel but shall not exceed 120 bushels per vessel. Only one channeled whelk pot license per person shall be used to calculate the vessel limit.
- B. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess aboard any vessel or to land more than the possession and landing limit for channeled whelk specified in subsection A of this section. In the enforcement of this provision, the vessel operator or captain shall be responsible for the possession and landing limit.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. May 1, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 7, eff. January 1, 2000; Volume 23, Issue 19, eff. July 1, 2007; Volume 35, Issue 17, eff. April 1, 2019.