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It has been modified 9 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 1968, chapter 745; in 1979, chapter 274; in 1981, chapter 52; in 1986, chapter 184; in 1988, chapter 600; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1418839,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356795,"identifier":"28.2-817","token":"28.2\/II\/8\/2\/28.2-817","url":"\/28.2-817\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-817\/","token":"28.2\/II\/8\/2\/28.2-817","dublin_core":{"Title":"Displaying identification when transporting shellfish","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-817","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any conveyance engaged in transporting <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> which have been caught within condemned areas for relaying or <span class=\"dictionary\">depuration<\/span> to another area, or <span class=\"dictionary\">depuration<\/span> facility where they may be cleansed and made fit for market, shall display a yellow flag of not less than thirty inches in length and eighteen inches in width before any <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> are placed thereon. 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The flag shall be displayed\nduring the entire relaying and transporting operation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-162.1; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-179; 1966,\nc. 684; 1968, c. 745; 1979, c. 274; 1981, c. 52; 1986, c. 184; 1988, c. 600;\n1992, 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"}}