                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 28.2-800)

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

&#8220;Crustacea&#8221; means all edible species of crab, lobster and shrimp,
whether raw or processed.

&#8220;Depuration&#8221; means the process that uses a controlled aquatic
environment to reduce the level of bacteria or viruses in live shellfish.

&#8220;Establishment&#8221; means any vehicle, vessel, property or premises
where crustacea, finfish or shellfish are transported, held, stored, processed,
packed, repacked, or pasteurized in preparation for marketing.

&#8220;Finfish&#8221; means any cold-blooded, strictly aquatic, water-breathing
craniate vertebrate with fins, including cyclostomes, elasmobranchs and
higher-gilled aquatic vertebrates with cartilaginous or bony skeletons or any
parts thereof.

&#8220;Relay&#8221; means to move shellfish for the purpose of natural
purification from water which is not approved to water which is approved or
conditionally approved by the State Health Commissioner.

&#8220;Shellfish&#8221; means all species within the phylum Mollusca including
but not limited to oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, conchs and whelks, whether
raw or processed.

HISTORY: 1979, c. 714, § 28.1-175.1; 1992, c. 836.