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These funds shall be withdrawn and expended for such purposes on the order of the Commission. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrant of the Comptroller issued on vouchers signed by persons designated by the Commission.\n\nB\n\nThe method of distribution of funds available for the encouragement of oyster shell donations shall be determined by the Commission. The Commission shall consider providing grants to any person who donates oyster shells to an organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is engaged in oyster replenishment projects. Such grants may be awarded in an amount equal to $4 per bushel of oyster shells, as described in § 28.2-526, donated during a calendar year but not to exceed an aggregate grant of $1,500 for all such donations made by such person during such year. The aggregate amount of funds available for such encouragement of oyster shell donations for each calendar year shall be determined by the Commission, but shall not exceed $250,000.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1327842,"text":"All oyster resource user fees collected by the Commission and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received in support of oyster recycling and replenishment and all funds appropriated for such purpose shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Oyster Replenishment Fund, to be used only (i) for administration of the program; (ii) for oyster replenishment projects, including recycling, planting, and replanting the public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals of the Commonwealth with seed oysters, oyster shells, or other material that will catch, support, and grow oysters and oyster populations; and (iii) to encourage donations of oyster shells for such oyster replenishment projects. These funds shall be withdrawn and expended for such purposes on the order of the Commission. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrant of the Comptroller issued on vouchers signed by persons designated by the Commission.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1327843,"text":"The method of distribution of funds available for the encouragement of oyster shell donations shall be determined by the Commission. The Commission shall consider providing grants to any person who donates oyster shells to an organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is engaged in oyster replenishment projects. Such grants may be awarded in an amount equal to $4 per bushel of oyster shells, as described in § 28.2-526, donated during a calendar year but not to exceed an aggregate grant of $1,500 for all such donations made by such person during such year. 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This law was first created in 1962. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 406 and 636 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1962 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1992, chapter 836; in 2013, chapter 38<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 747<\/a> and 770<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":356674,"section_number":"28.2-526","catch_line":"Oyster measures; standards; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-526\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1418389,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356689,"identifier":"28.2-542","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/3\/28.2-542","url":"\/28.2-542\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-542\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/3\/28.2-542","dublin_core":{"Title":"Oyster Replenishment Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-542","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> All oyster resource user fees collected by the Commission<\/span> and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received in support of oyster recycling and replenishment and all funds appropriated for such purpose shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Oyster Replenishment Fund, to be used only (i) for administration of the program; (ii) for oyster replenishment projects, including recycling, planting, and replanting the public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals<\/span> of the Commonwealth with seed oysters, oyster shells, or other material<\/span> that will catch, support, and grow oysters and oyster populations; and (iii) to encourage donations of oyster shells for such oyster replenishment projects. These funds shall be withdrawn and expended for such purposes on the order<\/span> of the Commission<\/span>. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrant of the Comptroller issued on vouchers signed by persons designated by the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The method of distribution of funds available for the encouragement of oyster shell donations shall be determined by the Commission<\/span>. The Commission<\/span> shall consider providing grants to any person who donates oyster shells to an organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is engaged in oyster replenishment projects. Such grants may be awarded in an amount equal to $4 per bushel of oyster shells, as described in § 28.2-526<\/a>, donated during a calendar year but not to exceed an aggregate grant of $1,500 for all such donations made by such person during such year. The aggregate amount of funds available for such encouragement of oyster shell donations for each calendar year shall be determined by the Commission<\/span>, but shall not exceed $250,000. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOYSTER REPLENISHMENT FUND (\u00a7 28.2-542)\n\nA. All oyster resource user fees collected by the Commission and any gifts,\ndonations, grants, bequests, and other funds received in support of oyster\nrecycling and replenishment and all funds appropriated for such purpose shall be\ndeposited in the state treasury and credited to the Oyster Replenishment Fund,\nto be used only (i) for administration of the program; (ii) for oyster\nreplenishment projects, including recycling, planting, and replanting the public\noyster rocks, beds, and shoals of the Commonwealth with seed oysters, oyster\nshells, or other material that will catch, support, and grow oysters and oyster\npopulations; and (iii) to encourage donations of oyster shells for such oyster\nreplenishment projects. These funds shall be withdrawn and expended for such\npurposes on the order of the Commission. Expenditures and disbursements from the\nFund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrant of the Comptroller issued\non vouchers signed by persons designated by the Commission.\n\nB. The method of distribution of funds available for the encouragement of oyster\nshell donations shall be determined by the Commission. The Commission shall\nconsider providing grants to any person who donates oyster shells to an\norganization exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue\nCode that is engaged in oyster replenishment projects. Such grants may be\nawarded in an amount equal to $4 per bushel of oyster shells, as described in\n§ 28.2-526, donated during a calendar year but not to exceed an aggregate\ngrant of $1,500 for all such donations made by such person during such year. The\naggregate amount of funds available for such encouragement of oyster shell\ndonations for each calendar year shall be determined by the Commission, but\nshall not exceed $250,000.\n\nHISTORY: 1962, cc. 406, 636, \u00a7\u00a7 28.1-94, 28.1-94.1; 1992, c. 836; 2013, c. 38;\n2023, cc. 747, 770.","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"}}