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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1966, chapter 684; in 1975, chapter 199; in 1976, chapter 255; in 1988, chapter 313; in 1992, chapter 836; in 2013, chapter 38<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":356550,"section_number":"28.2-204","catch_line":"Authority to collect fisheries statistics","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-204\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1418377,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356686,"identifier":"28.2-538","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/3\/28.2-538","url":"\/28.2-538\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-538\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/3\/28.2-538","dublin_core":{"Title":"Record of oysters handled; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-538","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All licensed oyster harvesters, buyers, shucking houses, and aquaculture operations shall record all fisheries<\/span> data and information required by the Commission<\/span> as provided in \u00a7 28.2-204<\/a>. Such records shall be open for inspection by the Commissioner<\/span> and a copy available to him or any employee designated by him to inspect or receive the same. A failure to keep such a record is a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORD OF OYSTERS HANDLED; PENALTY (\u00a7 28.2-538)\n\nAll licensed oyster harvesters, buyers, shucking houses, and aquaculture\noperations shall record all fisheries data and information required by the\nCommission as provided in \u00a7 28.2-204. Such records shall be open for inspection\nby the Commissioner and a copy available to him or any employee designated by\nhim to inspect or receive the same. A failure to keep such a record is a Class 1\nmisdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-100; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-87; 1966, c.\n684; 1975, c. 199; 1976, c. 255; 1988, c. 313; 1992, c. 836; 2013, c. 38.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}