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127 Active / Under Development Chapters and 9 Inactive / Repealed Chapters
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VAC Citation
Chapter Title
Last Activity
Date
4 VAC 20‑10
Pertaining to Fishing in Broad and Linkhorn Bays
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
1/31/2023
4 VAC 20‑20
Pertaining to the Licensing of Fixed Fishing Devices
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑25
Pertaining to Pound Net Siting Public Interest Review
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑60
Pertaining to the Display of Licenses to Catch Finfish or Crabs
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
1/10/2023
4 VAC 20‑70
Pertaining to the Harvesting of Clams
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑80
Pertaining to the Setting of Fishing Devices Proximate to Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑100
Pertaining to the Taking of Clams on Seaside of Eastern Shore
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑110
Pertaining to Lobsters
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑120
Pertaining to Public Notice of Applications for Permits for Certain Uses of State-Owned Bottomlands
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑130
Pertaining to Prohibited Areas for Use of Patent Tongs
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑140
Pertaining to Identification of Crab Pots, Peeler Pots, Eel Pots, and Fish Pots
Final
Effective
7/5/2024
4 VAC 20‑150
Pertaining to the Dredging of Conchs (Also Known As Whelks)
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑170
Pertaining to the Removal of Nets
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑190
Pertaining to Measuring Mesh Size of Menhaden Nets
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑220
Pertaining to the Taking of Finfish by Gill Nets
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑230
Pertaining to the Harvesting of Surf Clams
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑240
Pertaining to the Tangier Island Crab Scrape Sanctuary
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑252
Pertaining to the Taking of Striped Bass
Final
At Governor's Office
9/26/2024
4 VAC 20‑260
Pertaining to Designation of Seed Areas and Clean Cull Areas
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑270
Pertaining to Blue Crab Fishery
Final
Effective
11/1/2024
4 VAC 20‑280
Pertaining to Speckled Trout
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑290
Marking of Leased Oyster Planting Ground
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑310
Pertaining to the Relaying of Shellfish
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑320
Pertaining to the Taking of Black Drum
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑330
Pertaining to the Taking of Shellfish from Condemned Areas
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
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
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑335
Pertaining to on-Bottom Shellfish Aquaculture Activities
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑336
General Permit No. 3 Pertaining to Noncommercial Riparian Shellfish Growing Activities
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑337
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Sav) Transplantation Guidelines
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑340
Public Participation Guidelines
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑345
General Wetlands Permit for Emergency Situations
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑350
Pertaining to Prohibiting the Sale of Billfish
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑360
Criteria for the Siting of Marinas or Community Facilities for Boat Mooring
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑370
Pertaining to the Culling of Crabs
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑380
Pertaining to Grey Trout (Weakfish)
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑390
Wetlands Mitigation -- Compensation Policy
Final
At Governor's Office
10/31/2024
4 VAC 20‑395
General Permit for Emergency Situations and Water Quality Improvement Projects
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑398
Ballast Water Discharge Reporting
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑400
Criteria for the Placement of Sandy Dredged Material Along Beaches in the Commonwealth
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑410
Pertaining to the Use of Patent Tongs
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑430
Pertaining to the Marking and Minimum Mesh Size of Gill Nets
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑440
Coastal Primary Sand Dune/Beaches Guidelines: Barrier Island Policy
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑450
Pertaining to the Taking of Bluefish
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑460
Pertaining to the Use of Crab Traps and Pounds
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑470
Pertaining to Hampton Roads Management Area
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑480
Pertaining to Eastern Shore Bayside Management Areas
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑490
Pertaining to Sharks
Final
Effective
9/1/2024
4 VAC 20‑500
Pertaining to the Catching of Eels
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑510
Pertaining to Amberjack and Cobia
Final
Effective
6/1/2024
4 VAC 20‑520
Pertaining to the Use of Patent Tongs
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑530
Pertaining to American Shad
Final
Stage Withdrawn
5/6/2024
4 VAC 20‑540
Pertaining to Spanish and King Mackerel
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑550
Pertaining to the Removal of Gill Nets and Other Nonfixed Finfishing Gear
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑560
Pertaining to Shellfish Management Areas
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑561
Pertaining to the Hampton Flats Hard Clam Harvest Area
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑566
Pertaining to the Hampton Roads Shellfish Relay Area
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑570
Pertaining to the Use of Firearms to Take Fish
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑580
Pertaining to the Alteration of Finfish
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑590
Pertaining to the Taking of Hard Clams
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑600
Pertaining to Pound Net License Sales
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑610
Pertaining to Commercial Fishing and Mandatory Harvest Reporting
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑620
Pertaining to Summer Flounder
Final
Effective
4/1/2024
4 VAC 20‑630
Reserved
4 VAC 20‑650
Establishment of Oyster Sanctuary Areas
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑660
Reserved
4 VAC 20‑670
Pertaining to Recreational Gear Licenses
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑680
Pertaining to Gill Nets
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑690
Reserved
4 VAC 20‑700
Pertaining to Crab Pots
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑710
Reserved
4 VAC 20‑720
Pertaining to Restrictions on Oyster Harvest
Final
Effective
10/1/2024
4 VAC 20‑730
Pertaining to Nonresident Harvesters License Fee
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑740
Pertaining to the Snagging or Towing of Fish
Final
Effective
10/1/2024
4 VAC 20‑751
Pertaining to the Setting and Mesh Size of Gill Nets
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑752
Pertaining to Blue Crab Sanctuaries
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑753
Reserved
4 VAC 20‑754
Pertaining to Importation of Fish, Shellfish or Crustacea into Virginia's Waters
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑755
Pertaining to Artificial Reefs
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑756
Reserved
4 VAC 20‑880
Pertaining to Hard Crab Pot Limits
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑890
Pertaining to Channeled Whelk
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑900
Pertaining to Horseshoe Crab
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑910
Pertaining to Scup (Porgy)
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑920
Pertaining to Landing Licenses
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑950
Pertaining to Black Sea Bass
Final
Effective
5/1/2024
4 VAC 20‑960
Pertaining to Tautog
Final
Effective
2/1/2024
4 VAC 20‑970
Pertaining to Spadefish
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑995
Pertaining to Commercial Hook-And-Line Fishing
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑1000
Pertaining to Dredging in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑1020
Pertaining to Bay Scallops
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑1030
Management Plan for the Ungranted State Lands in Accomack and Northampton Counties
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑1040
Pertaining to Commercial Crab Fishery Licenses
Periodic Review
Filed
11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑1045
Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Areas
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1050
Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Area -- Huntington Ingalls Industries/Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1060
Pertaining to Enlargement of Established Restricted Area -- Dominion Power/Nuclear Power Station
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1065
Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Areas
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1070
Pertaining to Haul Seines
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
3/16/2023
4 VAC 20‑1080
Pertaining to Monkfish (Goosefish)
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
3/16/2023
4 VAC 20‑1090
Pertaining to Licensing Requirements and License Fees
Final
Effective
4/1/2024
4 VAC 20‑1100
Pertaining to Shellfish Handling
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
3/16/2023
4 VAC 20‑1110
Pertaining to Sheepshead
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
3/16/2023
4 VAC 20‑1120
Pertaining to Tilefish and Grouper
Final
Effective
2/1/2024
4 VAC 20‑1130
General Permit No. 4 for Temporary Protective Enclosures for Shellfish
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
3/16/2023
4 VAC 20‑1140
Prohibition of Crab Dredging in Virginia Waters
Final
Effective
7/1/2024
4 VAC 20‑1170
Requirements Related to the Purchase of Fish from the Catcher
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1180
Pertaining to Fishing Guides, Charter Boat, and Head Boat Fisheries
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
3/16/2023
4 VAC 20‑1190
Pertaining to Gill Net Control Date
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
3/16/2023
4 VAC 20‑1220
Pertaining to Separation Between Nets
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
3/14/2023
4 VAC 20‑1230
Pertaining to Restrictions on Shellfish
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
3/14/2023
4 VAC 20‑1240
Fisherman Identification Program
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1250
Pertaining to the Tagging of Shellfish
Final
At Governor's Office
8/7/2024
4 VAC 20‑1260
Pertaining to River Herring
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
3/14/2023
4 VAC 20‑1270
Pertaining to Atlantic Menhaden
Final
Effective
6/30/2024
4 VAC 20‑1280
Pertaining to Fishing License and Privilege Revocation
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1290
Pertaining to Restrictions on the Harvest of Shellfish and in Condemned Shellfish Areas
Final
Effective
4/1/2024
4 VAC 20‑1300
Living Shoreline Group 1 General Permit for Certain Living Shoreline Treatments Involving Tidal Wetlands
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
3/14/2023
4 VAC 20‑1310
Pertaining to Jonah Crab
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
3/14/2023
4 VAC 20‑1320
Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Area - Maritime Administration James River Reserve Fleet
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
2/7/2023
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
Periodic Review
Agency Completed
3/14/2023
4 VAC 20‑1340
Fast-Track Permitting Program for Disposal of Dredged Material
4 VAC 20‑1350
Pertaining to General Oyster Planting Ground Lease Renewal Fee
Final
Effective
3/28/2024
4 VAC 20‑1360
Pertaining to Commercial Electrofishing
4 VAC 20‑1370
Pertaining to Atlantic Croaker
4 VAC 20‑1380
Pertaining to Spot
4 VAC 20‑1390
Pertaining to Shrimp
4 VAC 20‑1400
Pertaining to Red Drum
4 VAC 20‑1410
Utility Line Encroachments Beneath or Over State-Owned Subaqueous Beds
Final
Effective
11/1/2023