§ 28.2-800 Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Crustacea” means all edible species of crab, lobster and shrimp, whether raw or processed. “Depuration” means the process that uses a controlled aquatic environment to reduce the level of bacteria or viruses in live shellfish. “Establishment” 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. “Finfish” 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. “Relay” 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. “Shellfish” means all species within the phylum Mollusca including but not limited to oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, conchs and whelks, whether raw or processed.
History
This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 714 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 1979 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1992, chapter 836.
1979, c. 714, § 28.1-175.1; 1992, c. 836.