Code of Virginia
Chapter 8 - Health and Sanitation Provisions
§ 28.2-808. Periods of condemnation

A crustacea, finfish or shellfish growing area and the crustacea, finfish or shellfish, located thereon may be condemned for the following periods:
1. For an indefinite period, based upon water quality and sources of pollution.
2. Seasonally, where recreation or certain other activities in or adjacent to the area may cause pollution of the growing area during certain seasons of the year.
3. Conditionally, for finite periods of time, based on predictable pollution events. Such conditionally condemned areas may be closed by the State Health Commissioner without advance notice or a prior hearing, provided that a hearing is held within thirty days after the area is condemned, unless it is reopened within this period.
Areas not condemned are in effect approved.
Code 1950, § 28-161; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-177; 1979, c. 714; 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