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Va. Code Ann. § 28.2-519

Use of rakes or scrapes on ocean side of Eastern Shore; penalty

Code 1950, § 28-198; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-143; 1992, c. 836.

It shall be unlawful for any person to use dredges, scrapes, rakes other than hand rakes, or other like devices to take or catch crabs, clams, or shells from the public rocks, beds, or shoals on the ocean side of the Counties of Accomack and Northampton.

A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.