Except from the first Monday in March to, but not including, the first Monday in May, it is unlawful for vessels with a gross weight of less than seventy tons to use purse nets to take or catch menhaden for purposes other than use as fish meal or oil.
A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
1982, c. 461, § 28.1-65.1; 1988, c. 710; 1992, c. 836.