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It has been modified 6 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 1954, chapter 367; in 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1992, chapter 836; in 2006, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0033\">33<\/a>; in 2013, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0038\">38<\/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":1418409,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356694,"identifier":"28.2-548","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/3\/28.2-548","url":"\/28.2-548\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-548\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/3\/28.2-548","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duty to inspect","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-548","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>It shall be the duty of the <span class=\"dictionary\">officer<\/span> in whose district a cargo of oysters is to be loaded to inspect the oysters as they are loaded and to ensure that all measurements are a full measure of oysters as defined in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Oyster measures; standards; penalty\" href=\"\/28.2-526\/\">28.2-526<\/a> and that the oysters are properly culled.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTY TO INSPECT (\u00a7 28.2-548)\n\nIt shall be the duty of the officer in whose district a cargo of oysters is to\nbe loaded to inspect the oysters as they are loaded and to ensure that all\nmeasurements are a full measure of oysters as defined in \u00a7 28.2-526 and that\nthe oysters are properly culled.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 28-103, 28-105; 1954, c. 367; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c.\n406, \u00a7 28.1-90; 1992, c. 836; 2006, c. 33; 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"}}