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127 Active / Under Development Chapters and 9 Inactive / Repealed Chapters
VAC Citation Chapter Title Last Activity Date
4 VAC 20‑10  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Fishing in Broad and Linkhorn Bays
Periodic Review Agency Completed 1/31/2023
4 VAC 20‑20  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Licensing of Fixed Fishing Devices
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑25  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Pound Net Siting Public Interest Review
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑60  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Display of Licenses to Catch Finfish or Crabs
Periodic Review Agency Completed 1/10/2023
4 VAC 20‑70  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Harvesting of Clams
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑80  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Setting of Fishing Devices Proximate to Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑100  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Taking of Clams on Seaside of Eastern Shore
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑110  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Lobsters
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑120  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
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  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Prohibited Areas for Use of Patent Tongs
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑140  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Identification of Crab Pots, Peeler Pots, Eel Pots, and Fish Pots
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑150  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Dredging of Conchs (Also Known As Whelks)
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑170  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Removal of Nets
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑190  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Measuring Mesh Size of Menhaden Nets
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑220  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Taking of Finfish by Gill Nets
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑230  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Harvesting of Surf Clams
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑240  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Tangier Island Crab Scrape Sanctuary
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑252  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Taking of Striped Bass
Final Stage to be Published 4/22/2024
4 VAC 20‑260  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Designation of Seed Areas and Clean Cull Areas
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑270  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Blue Crab Fishery
Final Stage Published 10/23/2023
4 VAC 20‑280  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Speckled Trout
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑290  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Marking of Leased Oyster Planting Ground
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑310  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Relaying of Shellfish
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑320  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Taking of Black Drum
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑330  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Taking of Shellfish from Condemned Areas
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑333  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
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  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to on-Bottom Shellfish Aquaculture Activities
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑336  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
General Permit No. 3 Pertaining to Noncommercial Riparian Shellfish Growing Activities
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑337  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Sav) Transplantation Guidelines
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑340  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Public Participation Guidelines
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑345  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
General Wetlands Permit for Emergency Situations
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑350  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Prohibiting the Sale of Billfish
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑360  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Criteria for the Siting of Marinas or Community Facilities for Boat Mooring
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑370  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Culling of Crabs
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑380  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Grey Trout (Weakfish)
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑390  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Wetlands Mitigation -- Compensation Policy
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑395  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
General Permit for Emergency Situations and Water Quality Improvement Projects
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑398  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Ballast Water Discharge Reporting
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑400  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Criteria for the Placement of Sandy Dredged Material Along Beaches in the Commonwealth
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑410  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Use of Patent Tongs
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑430  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Marking and Minimum Mesh Size of Gill Nets
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑440  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Coastal Primary Sand Dune/Beaches Guidelines: Barrier Island Policy
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑450  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Taking of Bluefish
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑460  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Use of Crab Traps and Pounds
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑470  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Hampton Roads Management Area
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑480  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Eastern Shore Bayside Management Areas
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑490  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Sharks
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑500  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Catching of Eels
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑510  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Amberjack and Cobia
Final Stage Published 3/27/2023
4 VAC 20‑520  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Use of Patent Tongs
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑530  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to American Shad
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑540  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Spanish and King Mackerel
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑550  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Removal of Gill Nets and Other Nonfixed Finfishing Gear
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑560  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Shellfish Management Areas
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑561  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Hampton Flats Hard Clam Harvest Area
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑566  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Hampton Roads Shellfish Relay Area
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑570  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Use of Firearms to Take Fish
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑580  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Alteration of Finfish
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑590  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Taking of Hard Clams
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑600  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Pound Net License Sales
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑610  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Commercial Fishing and Mandatory Harvest Reporting
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑620  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Summer Flounder
Final Stage to be Published 4/22/2024
4 VAC 20‑630  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Reserved
   
4 VAC 20‑650  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Establishment of Oyster Sanctuary Areas
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑660  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Reserved
   
4 VAC 20‑670  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Recreational Gear Licenses
Periodic Review Agency Completed 2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑680  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Gill Nets
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑690  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Reserved
   
4 VAC 20‑700  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Crab Pots
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑710  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Reserved
   
4 VAC 20‑720  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Restrictions on Oyster Harvest
Final Stage Published 2/12/2024
4 VAC 20‑730  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Nonresident Harvesters License Fee
Periodic Review Agency Completed 2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑740  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Snagging or Towing of Fish
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑751  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Setting and Mesh Size of Gill Nets
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑752  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Blue Crab Sanctuaries
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑753  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Reserved
   
4 VAC 20‑754  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Importation of Fish, Shellfish or Crustacea into Virginia's Waters
Periodic Review Agency Completed 2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑755  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Artificial Reefs
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑756  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Reserved
   
4 VAC 20‑880  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Hard Crab Pot Limits
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑890  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Channeled Whelk
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑900  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Horseshoe Crab
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑910  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Scup (Porgy)
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑920  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Landing Licenses
Periodic Review Agency Completed 2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑950  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Black Sea Bass
Final Stage Published 2/12/2024
4 VAC 20‑960  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Tautog
Final Stage Published 2/12/2024
4 VAC 20‑970  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Spadefish
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑995  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Commercial Hook-And-Line Fishing
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑1000  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Dredging in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑1020  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Bay Scallops
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑1030  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Management Plan for the Ungranted State Lands in Accomack and Northampton Counties
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑1040  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Commercial Crab Fishery Licenses
Periodic Review Filed 11/29/2022
4 VAC 20‑1045  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Areas
Periodic Review Agency Completed 2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1050  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Area -- Huntington Ingalls Industries/Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Periodic Review Agency Completed 2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1060  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Enlargement of Established Restricted Area -- Dominion Power/Nuclear Power Station
Periodic Review Agency Completed 2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1065  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Areas
Periodic Review Agency Completed 2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1070  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Haul Seines
Periodic Review Agency Completed 3/16/2023
4 VAC 20‑1080  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Monkfish (Goosefish)
Periodic Review Agency Completed 3/16/2023
4 VAC 20‑1090  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Licensing Requirements and License Fees
Final Stage to be Published 4/22/2024
4 VAC 20‑1100  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Shellfish Handling
Periodic Review Agency Completed 3/16/2023
4 VAC 20‑1110  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Sheepshead
Periodic Review Agency Completed 3/16/2023
4 VAC 20‑1120  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Tilefish and Grouper
Final Stage Published 2/12/2024
4 VAC 20‑1130  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
General Permit No. 4 for Temporary Protective Enclosures for Shellfish
Periodic Review Agency Completed 3/16/2023
4 VAC 20‑1140  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Prohibition of Crab Dredging in Virginia Waters
Final Stage Published 7/17/2023
4 VAC 20‑1170  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Requirements Related to the Purchase of Fish from the Catcher
Periodic Review Agency Completed 2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1180  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Fishing Guides, Charter Boat, and Head Boat Fisheries
Periodic Review Agency Completed 3/16/2023
4 VAC 20‑1190  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Gill Net Control Date
Periodic Review Agency Completed 3/16/2023
4 VAC 20‑1220  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Separation Between Nets
Periodic Review Agency Completed 3/14/2023
4 VAC 20‑1230  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Restrictions on Shellfish
Periodic Review Agency Completed 3/14/2023
4 VAC 20‑1240  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Fisherman Identification Program
Periodic Review Agency Completed 2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1250  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to the Tagging of Shellfish
Periodic Review Agency Completed 3/14/2023
4 VAC 20‑1260  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to River Herring
Periodic Review Agency Completed 3/14/2023
4 VAC 20‑1270  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Atlantic Menhaden
Final Stage Published 3/27/2023
4 VAC 20‑1280  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Fishing License and Privilege Revocation
Periodic Review Agency Completed 2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1290  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Restrictions on the Harvest of Shellfish and in Condemned Shellfish Areas
Final Stage to be Published 4/22/2024
4 VAC 20‑1300  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
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  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Jonah Crab
Periodic Review Agency Completed 3/14/2023
4 VAC 20‑1320  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Establishment of Restricted Area - Maritime Administration James River Reserve Fleet
Periodic Review Agency Completed 2/7/2023
4 VAC 20‑1330  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
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  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Fast-Track Permitting Program for Disposal of Dredged Material
   
4 VAC 20‑1350  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to General Oyster Planting Ground Lease Renewal Fee
Final Stage to be Published 4/22/2024
4 VAC 20‑1360  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Commercial Electrofishing
   
4 VAC 20‑1370  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Atlantic Croaker
   
4 VAC 20‑1380  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Spot
   
4 VAC 20‑1390  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Shrimp
   
4 VAC 20‑1400  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Pertaining to Red Drum
   
4 VAC 20‑1410  
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Utility Line Encroachments Beneath or Over State-Owned Subaqueous Beds
Final Stage Published 11/20/2023