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4 VAC 20-10
Pertaining to Fishing in Broad and Linkhorn Bays
1/31/2023
10/12/2026
4 VAC 20-20
Pertaining to the Licensing of Fixed Fishing Devices
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-25
Pertaining to Pound Net Siting Public Interest Review
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-60
Pertaining to the Display of Licenses to Catch Finfish or Crabs
1/10/2023
10/12/2026
4 VAC 20-70
Pertaining to the Harvesting of Clams
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-80
Pertaining to the Setting of Fishing Devices Proximate to Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-100
Pertaining to the Taking of Clams on Seaside of Eastern Shore
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-110
Pertaining to Lobsters
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-120
Pertaining to Public Notice of Applications for Permits for Certain Uses of State-Owned Bottomlands
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-130
Pertaining to Prohibited Areas for Use of Patent Tongs
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-140
Pertaining to Identification of Crab Pots, Peeler Pots, Eel Pots, and Fish Pots
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-150
Pertaining to the Dredging of Conchs (Also Known As Whelks)
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-170
Pertaining to the Removal of Nets
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-190
Pertaining to Measuring Mesh Size of Menhaden Nets
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-220
Pertaining to the Taking of Finfish by Gill Nets
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-230
Pertaining to the Harvesting of Surf Clams
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-240
Pertaining to the Tangier Island Crab Scrape Sanctuary
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-252
Pertaining to the Taking of Striped Bass
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-260
Pertaining to Designation of Seed Areas and Clean Cull Areas
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-270
Pertaining to Blue Crab Fishery
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-280
Pertaining to Speckled Trout
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-290
Marking of Leased Oyster Planting Ground
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-310
Pertaining to the Relaying of Shellfish
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-320
Pertaining to the Taking of Black Drum
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-330
Pertaining to the Taking of Shellfish from Condemned Areas
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-333
Virginia General Permit #1 (VGP#1) for Projects Undertaken by the Virginia Department of Transportation in, on or over State-Owned Subaqueous Lands Anywhere Within the Commonwealth
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-335
Pertaining to on-Bottom Shellfish Aquaculture Activities
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-336
General Permit No. 3 Pertaining to Noncommercial Riparian Shellfish Growing Activities
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-337
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Sav) Transplantation Guidelines
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-340
Public Participation Guidelines
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-345
General Wetlands Permit for Emergency Situations
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-350
Pertaining to Prohibiting the Sale of Billfish
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-360
Criteria for the Siting of Marinas or Community Facilities for Boat Mooring
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-370
Pertaining to the Culling of Crabs
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-380
Pertaining to Grey Trout (Weakfish)
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-390
Wetlands Mitigation -- Compensation Policy
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-395
General Permit for Emergency Situations and Water Quality Improvement Projects
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-398
Ballast Water Discharge Reporting
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-400
Criteria for the Placement of Sandy Dredged Material Along Beaches in the Commonwealth
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-410
Pertaining to the Use of Patent Tongs
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-430
Pertaining to the Marking and Minimum Mesh Size of Gill Nets
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-440
Coastal Primary Sand Dune/Beaches Guidelines: Barrier Island Policy
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-450
Pertaining to the Taking of Bluefish
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-460
Pertaining to the Use of Crab Traps and Pounds
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-470
Pertaining to Hampton Roads Management Area
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-480
Pertaining to Eastern Shore Bayside Management Areas
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-490
Pertaining to Sharks
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-500
Pertaining to the Catching of Eels
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-510
Pertaining to Amberjack and Cobia
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-520
Pertaining to the Use of Patent Tongs
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-530
Pertaining to American Shad
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-540
Pertaining to Spanish and King Mackerel
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-550
Pertaining to the Removal of Gill Nets and Other Nonfixed Finfishing Gear
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-560
Pertaining to Shellfish Management Areas
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-561
Pertaining to the Hampton Flats Hard Clam Harvest Area
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-566
Pertaining to the Hampton Roads Shellfish Relay Area
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-570
Pertaining to the Use of Firearms to Take Fish
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-580
Pertaining to the Alteration of Finfish
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-590
Pertaining to the Taking of Hard Clams
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-600
Pertaining to Pound Net License Sales
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-610
Pertaining to Commercial Fishing and Mandatory Harvest Reporting
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-620
Pertaining to Summer Flounder
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-630
Reserved
4 VAC 20-650
Establishment of Oyster Sanctuary Areas
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-660
Reserved
4 VAC 20-670
Pertaining to Recreational Gear Licenses
2/7/2023
10/12/2026
4 VAC 20-680
Pertaining to Gill Nets
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-690
Reserved
4 VAC 20-700
Pertaining to Crab Pots
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-710
Reserved
4 VAC 20-720
Pertaining to Restrictions on Oyster Harvest
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-730
Pertaining to Nonresident Harvesters License Fee
2/7/2023
10/12/2026
4 VAC 20-740
Pertaining to the Snagging or Towing of Fish
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-751
Pertaining to the Setting and Mesh Size of Gill Nets
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-752
Pertaining to Blue Crab Sanctuaries
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-753
Reserved
4 VAC 20-754
Pertaining to Importation of Fish, Shellfish or Crustacea into Virginia's Waters
2/7/2023
10/12/2026
4 VAC 20-755
Pertaining to Artificial Reefs
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-756
Reserved
4 VAC 20-880
Pertaining to Hard Crab Pot Limits
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-890
Pertaining to Channeled Whelk
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-900
Pertaining to Horseshoe Crab
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-910
Pertaining to Scup (Porgy)
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-920
Pertaining to Landing Licenses
2/7/2023
10/12/2026
4 VAC 20-950
Pertaining to Black Sea Bass
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-960
Pertaining to Tautog
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-970
Pertaining to Spadefish
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-995
Pertaining to Commercial Hook-And-Line Fishing
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1000
Pertaining to Dredging in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1020
Pertaining to Bay Scallops
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1030
Management Plan for the Ungranted State Lands in Accomack and Northampton Counties
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1040
Pertaining to Commercial Crab Fishery Licenses
11/29/2022
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1045
Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Areas
2/7/2023
10/12/2026
4 VAC 20-1050
Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Area -- Huntington Ingalls Industries/Newport News Shipbuilding Company
2/7/2023
10/12/2026
4 VAC 20-1060
Pertaining to Enlargement of Established Restricted Area -- Dominion Power/Nuclear Power Station
2/7/2023
10/12/2026
4 VAC 20-1065
Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Areas
2/7/2023
10/12/2026
4 VAC 20-1070
Pertaining to Haul Seines
3/16/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1080
Pertaining to Monkfish (Goosefish)
3/16/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1090
Pertaining to Licensing Requirements and License Fees
3/16/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1100
Pertaining to Shellfish Handling
3/16/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1110
Pertaining to Sheepshead
3/16/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1120
Pertaining to Tilefish and Grouper
3/16/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1130
General Permit No. 4 for Temporary Protective Enclosures for Shellfish
3/16/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1140
Prohibition of Crab Dredging in Virginia Waters
3/16/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1170
Requirements Related to the Purchase of Fish from the Catcher
2/7/2023
10/12/2026
4 VAC 20-1180
Pertaining to Fishing Guides, Charter Boat, and Head Boat Fisheries
3/16/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1190
Pertaining to Gill Net Control Date
3/16/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1220
Pertaining to Separation Between Nets
3/14/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1230
Pertaining to Restrictions on Shellfish
3/14/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1240
Fisherman Identification Program
2/7/2023
10/12/2026
4 VAC 20-1250
Pertaining to the Tagging of Shellfish
3/14/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1260
Pertaining to River Herring
3/14/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1270
Pertaining to Atlantic Menhaden
3/14/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1280
Pertaining to Fishing License and Privilege Revocation
2/7/2023
10/12/2026
4 VAC 20-1290
Pertaining to Restrictions on the Harvest of Shellfish and in Condemned Shellfish Areas
3/14/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1300
Living Shoreline Group 1 General Permit for Certain Living Shoreline Treatments Involving Tidal Wetlands
3/14/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1310
Pertaining to Jonah Crab
3/14/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1320
Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Area - Maritime Administration James River Reserve Fleet
2/7/2023
10/12/2026
4 VAC 20-1330
Living Shoreline Group 2 General Permit for Certain Living Shoreline Treatments Involving Submerged Lands, Tidal Wetlands, or Coastal Primary Sand Dunes and Beaches
3/14/2023
11/23/2026
4 VAC 20-1340
Fast-Track Permitting Program for Disposal of Dredged Material
6/1/2023
4 VAC 20-1350
Pertaining to General Oyster Planting Ground Lease Renewal Fee
10/1/2023
4 VAC 20-1360
Pertaining to Commercial Electrofishing
1/1/2024
4 VAC 20-1370
Pertaining to Atlantic Croaker
4/15/2025
4 VAC 20-1380
Pertaining to Spot
4/15/2025
4 VAC 20-1390
Pertaining to Shrimp
8/1/2025
4 VAC 20-1400
Pertaining to Red Drum
9/1/2025
4 VAC 20-1410
Utility Line Encroachments Beneath or Over State-Owned Subaqueous Beds
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