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It has been modified 3 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 1952, chapter 648; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":191239,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69135,"identifier":"28.2-505","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/1\/28.2-505","url":"\/28.2-505\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-505\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/1\/28.2-505","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sale of shells to Commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-505","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Each shucker or packer of oysters shall sell to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> at the prevailing market price up to twenty percent of the shells, unless the shells are planted in Virginia waters. <a id=\"paragraph-250163\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-505\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> On or before December 1 of each year, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> shall notify each shucker or packer whether it will purchase by the following June 1 the shells so set aside. If notice is not given, the shucker or packer may dispose of such shells as he sees fit. <a id=\"paragraph-250164\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-505\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALE OF SHELLS TO COMMISSION (\u00a7 28.2-505)\n\nA. Each shucker or packer of oysters shall sell to the Commission at the\nprevailing market price up to twenty percent of the shells, unless the shells\nare planted in Virginia waters.\n\nB. On or before December 1 of each year, the Commission shall notify each\nshucker or packer whether it will purchase by the following June 1 the shells so\nset aside. If notice is not given, the shucker or packer may dispose of such\nshells as he sees fit.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-190.1; 1952, c. 648; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-142; 1992,\nc. 836.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}