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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 1964, chapter 393; in 1966, chapter 684; in 1968, chapter 747; in 1979, chapter 606; in 1981, chapter 52; in 1985, chapter 125; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":191277,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60784,"identifier":"28.2-514","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/2\/28.2-514","url":"\/28.2-514\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-514\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/2\/28.2-514","dublin_core":{"Title":"Possession of shucked oysters; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-514","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>It is unlawful for any person to possess more than one-half gallon of shucked oysters on board a boat harvesting on the public rocks.\n\t\tA violation of this section is a Class 3 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSSESSION OF SHUCKED OYSTERS; PENALTY (\u00a7 28.2-514)\n\nIt is unlawful for any person to possess more than one-half gallon of shucked\noysters on board a boat harvesting on the public rocks.\n\t\tA violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-141; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-124; 1964, c.\n393; 1966, c. 684; 1968, c. 747; 1979, c. 606; 1981, c. 52; 1985, c. 125; 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}}