Bill Text: VA HB56 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Crab scraping; possession of hard crabs, characteristics of scrape.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-13 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources [HB56 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HB56-Prefiled.html
18100727D
HOUSE BILL NO. 56
Offered January 10, 2018
Prefiled December 1, 2017
A BILL to amend and reenact §28.2-706 of the Code of
Virginia, relating to crab scraping; possession of hard crabs; characteristics
of scrape.
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Patron-- Bloxom
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §28.2-706 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§28.2-706. Restrictions on crab scraping; penalty.
It is unlawful for any person to:
1. Use a crab scrape having a mouth longer than four
five feet and a toothed bar; or
2. Haul a scrape, except
by hand;
3. Have
more than two scrapes overboard; or
4. Possess hard crabs
while having a crab scrape on board.
A violation of any provision of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
