§ 28.2-531 Taking clams on Sunday or at night; exception; penalty
It shall be unlawful for any person to take clams from either public or private grounds, on Sunday or between sunset and sunrise. This section shall not apply to (i) the taking of clams on Sunday by hand or hand rake between sunrise and sunset if the clams are for personal use only and not for planting or commercial use, or (ii) the taking of cultured hard-shell clams on Sunday.
A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
History
This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 185 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1975 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1992, chapter 836; in 1994, chapter 124.
1975, c. 185, § 28.1-139.1; 1992, c. 836; 1994, c. 124.