Code of Virginia
Chapter 5 - Oysters and Clams
§ 28.2-545. Reserved

Reserved.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 28.2 - Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters

Chapter 5 - Oysters and Clams

§ 28.2-500. Residency and certain oyster licenses

§ 28.2-501. Application for license to take or catch oysters or clams

§ 28.2-502. License fees for taking oysters or clams in tidal waters

§ 28.2-503. License for taking clams with tongs

§ 28.2-504. License fee graduated; penalty

§ 28.2-505. Sale of shells to Commission

§ 28.2-506. Season for taking oysters from public rocks; penalty

§ 28.2-507. Opening and closing public rocks

§ 28.2-508. Prohibited area for patent tongs; penalty

§ 28.2-509. Maximum weight for patent tongs; teeth length; penalty

§ 28.2-510. Buying, selling, or possessing unculled oysters; penalty

§ 28.2-511. Culling oysters; penalty

§ 28.2-512. Interfering with oyster inspections; penalty

§ 28.2-513. Prima facie evidence of culling violation; defense

§ 28.2-514. Possession of shucked oysters; penalty

§ 28.2-515. Dredging or scraping on private ground; permit required

§ 28.2-516. Oyster dredging or oyster dredging equipment on boat; penalty

§ 28.2-517. Marking ground

§ 28.2-518. Dredging for oysters in James River; penalty

§ 28.2-519. Use of rakes or scrapes on ocean side of Eastern Shore; penalty

§ 28.2-520. Use of hydraulic dredges prohibited; exceptions; penalty

§ 28.2-521. Revocation of license or permit to dredge

§ 28.2-522. Prima facie evidence of violation

§ 28.2-523. Penalty

§ 28.2-524. Taking oysters or clams in certain areas; limitations

§ 28.2-525. Fishing in Chesapeake Bay immediately west of Tangier Island

§ 28.2-526. Oyster measures; standards; penalty

§ 28.2-527. Theft of oysters, clams, shells, etc.; penalty

§ 28.2-528. Revocation of licenses for theft of oysters

§ 28.2-529. Converting shells into lime; penalty

§ 28.2-530. Taking oysters or loading on vessel on Sunday or at night; penalty

§ 28.2-531. Taking clams on Sunday or at night; exception; penalty

§ 28.2-532. Protection of oysters and clams of Virginia; labeling; penalty

§ 28.2-533. Oysters on crab dredging boat; penalty

§ 28.2-534. Possession of oysters while taking clams; penalty

§ 28.2-535. Permit to buy or carry seed oysters from certain grounds; penalty

§ 28.2-536. Taking clams in certain areas; penalty

§ 28.2-537. Restriction on size of clams; penalty

§ 28.2-538. Record of oysters handled; penalty

§ 28.2-539. Repealed

§ 28.2-541. Oyster resource user fees

§ 28.2-542. Oyster Replenishment Fund

§ 28.2-543. Repealed

§ 28.2-545. Reserved

§ 28.2-546. Permit to carry oysters out of state

§ 28.2-547. Authority to inspect oysters when loaded on conveyance

§ 28.2-548. Duty to inspect

§ 28.2-549. Violations; recovery of oyster resource user fees; penalties

§ 28.2-550. Authority of Commissioner to make certain contracts; funds received to be paid into Oyster Replenishment Fund

§ 28.2-551. Surveys and reports as conclusive evidence

§ 28.2-551.1. Continuing or reestablishing historic Baylor Survey lines

§ 28.2-552. Resurvey on motion of Commission or on application of citizens

§ 28.2-553. Reestablishment of lines of Baylor survey; procedure; evidence of reestablished lines

§ 28.2-554. Sale of Baylor survey charts and plats

§ 28.2-555. Crossings of Baylor survey

§ 28.2-556. Erosion control devices within the Baylor survey

§ 28.2-557. Unlawful to threaten or hinder surveyor; rights of surveyor; penalty

§ 28.2-558. Placing permanent markers

§ 28.2-559. Removal of oysters planted by mistake

§ 28.2-560. Larceny of oysters and shells; penalty

§ 28.2-561. Removal of markers of planting grounds; penalty

§ 28.2-562. Maps to be filed; evidential value