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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>356627</law_id><section_number>28.2-313</section_number><catch_line>Killing fish by means of explosives, drugs, or poisons; possession; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="70" identifier="28.2">Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Tidal Fisheries</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="3">Finfish</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="3" identifier="2">Taking of Fish, Net, and Device Restrictions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> It is unlawful to capture or kill any <span class="dictionary">fish</span>, <span class="dictionary">shellfish</span>, or <span class="dictionary">marine organisms</span> by means of explosives, drugs, or poisons in any waters of the Commonwealth or in any waters under its <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span>. <a id="paragraph-1327685" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/28.2-313/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> It is unlawful to possess, sell, or offer to sell, within the Commonwealth, any <span class="dictionary">fish</span>, <span class="dictionary">shellfish</span>, or <span class="dictionary">marine organisms</span> killed or captured by means of explosives, drugs, or poisons, whether killed or captured within or without the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> of Virginia.
			A violation of this section is a Class 3 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. <a id="paragraph-1327686" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/28.2-313/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7;&#xA7; 28-53, 28-54; 1962, c. 406, &#xA7;&#xA7; 28.1-55, 28.1-56; 1992, c. 836.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
