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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 406 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 2 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 1970, chapter 726; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1418619,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356744,"identifier":"28.2-631","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/3\/28.2-631","url":"\/28.2-631\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-631\/","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/3\/28.2-631","dublin_core":{"Title":"Grounds for clams","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-631","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The provisions in this chapter referring or relating to the leasing of oyster grounds include the right of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> to lease grounds for planting, growing, storing, and harvesting clams. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may use the same application and assignment forms and procedures for leasing grounds for producing clams as provided for leasing grounds for producing oysters.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGROUNDS FOR CLAMS (\u00a7 28.2-631)\n\nThe provisions in this chapter referring or relating to the leasing of oyster\ngrounds include the right of the Commissioner to lease grounds for planting,\ngrowing, storing, and harvesting clams. The Commissioner may use the same\napplication and assignment forms and procedures for leasing grounds for\nproducing clams as provided for leasing grounds for producing oysters.\n\nHISTORY: 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-110; 1970, c. 726; 1992, c. 836.","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"}}