Code of Virginia
Chapter 8 - Health and Sanitation Provisions
§ 28.2-804. Polluted ground; crustacea, finfish or shellfish

When the State Health Commissioner determines, as a result of an examination, analysis or inspection, that (i) the crustacea, finfish, or shellfish upon such ground, or in such establishment or other places where they are sold or offered for sale, are or may be unfit for market; or (ii) such growing area is polluted or has a pollution hazard so great as to render it an unfit ground from which to take crustacea, finfish or shellfish for processing or consumption; or (iii) such establishment or other place is so insanitary as to render it an unfit place in which to prepare crustacea, finfish or shellfish for market, he shall notify the Commissioner of Marine Resources and the owner or operator of such grounds, establishment or other place that the crustacea, finfish or shellfish are unfit for market.
Code 1950, § 28-160; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-176; 1992, c. 836.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 28.2 - Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters

Chapter 8 - Health and Sanitation Provisions

§ 28.2-800. Definitions

§ 28.2-801. Authority to promulgate regulations; enforcement

§ 28.2-802. Powers of officers charged with enforcement; entry to establishment; seizure; destruction

§ 28.2-803. Examination, analysis and inspection

§ 28.2-804. Polluted ground; crustacea, finfish or shellfish

§ 28.2-805. Notice to cease activity

§ 28.2-806. State Health Commissioner to establish standards

§ 28.2-807. Condemnation of polluted growing area; procedure

§ 28.2-808. Periods of condemnation

§ 28.2-809. Emergency closing of ground

§ 28.2-810. Removal, transportation, etc., from polluted ground; penalty

§ 28.2-811. Permits for transporting, relaying or depurating; revocation

§ 28.2-812. Sealing motor vehicles used in transporting

§ 28.2-813. Maintenance of records

§ 28.2-814. Submission of reports

§ 28.2-815. Application for special permit

§ 28.2-816. Supervision of removal, relaying or depuration; seasons established

§ 28.2-817. Displaying identification when transporting shellfish

§ 28.2-818. Identification of relay areas

§ 28.2-819. Movement and unloading of shellfish from condemned area

§ 28.2-820. Harvesting, transporting, handling or transplanting of seed-stock shellfish

§ 28.2-821. Violations; penalty

§ 28.2-822. Suspension or revocation of licenses

§ 28.2-823. Certification of shellfish from outside the Commonwealth

§ 28.2-824. Common carriers

§ 28.2-825. Importing fish, shellfish or crustacea for introduction into waters of the Commonwealth; penalty

§ 28.2-826. Crassostrea ariakensis