A. It is unlawful for any person to take, catch, transport, sell, offer for sale, remove, receive, keep or store shellfish from condemned areas, or relay shellfish taken from such areas, until the Commissioner of Marine Resources or his designee has issued a special permit. The permittee shall carry the permit when engaged in such operation.
B. It is unlawful for any person to take or remove shellfish from private grounds in condemned areas without written authority in his possession from the owner or lessee, in addition to the permit required by subsection A of this section.
C. It is unlawful for any person to transport, relay, or move shellfish from condemned areas after sunset or before sunrise, except by motor vehicle properly sealed as required by § 28.2-812. It is unlawful to mix clean shellfish and shellfish from condemned areas in the same cargo.
Code 1950, § 28-162.1; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-179; 1966, c. 684; 1968, c. 745; 1979, c. 274; 1981, c. 52; 1986, c. 184; 1988, c. 600; 1992, c. 836.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 28.2 - Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters
Chapter 8 - Health and Sanitation Provisions
§ 28.2-801. Authority to promulgate regulations; enforcement
§ 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