Control of Crustacea, Finfish and Shellfish; Violations and Penalties

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Control of Crustacea, Finfish and Shellfish; Violations and Penalties.” It is part of Chapter 8 “Health and Sanitation Provisions”, which is part of Subtitle II “Tidal Fisheries”, which is part of Title 28.2 “Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters”. It contains 24 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 24 sections.

§ 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