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In such event, the State Health Commissioner shall, within thirty days after such closure or declaration, either reopen the area or make the examination, inspection, and analysis provided for in \u00a7\u00a7 28.2-803 through 28.2-808. If such grounds or area is not reopened or declared not polluted within thirty days after closure or declaration of pollution, any leaseholder in the growing area may demand and have a public hearing as to the conditions of the ground or area.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245304,"text":"The State Health Commissioner may close any crustacea, finfish or shellfish growing area without a hearing or an investigation, if he has substantial evidence or information that such area is polluted or likely to be polluted. In such event, the State Health Commissioner shall, within thirty days after such closure or declaration, either reopen the area or make the examination, inspection, and analysis provided for in \u00a7\u00a7 28.2-803 through 28.2-808. 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It has been modified 2 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 1962, chapter 406; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66893,"section_number":"28.2-803","catch_line":"Examination, analysis and inspection","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-803\/"},{"id":65324,"section_number":"28.2-808","catch_line":"Periods of condemnation","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-808\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191805,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67720,"identifier":"28.2-809","token":"28.2\/II\/8\/2\/28.2-809","url":"\/28.2-809\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-809\/","token":"28.2\/II\/8\/2\/28.2-809","dublin_core":{"Title":"Emergency closing of ground","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-809","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The State Health <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may close any <span class=\"dictionary\">crustacea<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">finfish<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> growing area without a <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> or an investigation, if he has substantial <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> or information that such area is polluted or likely to be polluted. In such event, the State Health <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall, within thirty days after such closure or declaration, either reopen the area or make the examination, inspection, and analysis provided for in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Examination, analysis and inspection\" href=\"\/28.2-803\/\">28.2-803<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Periods of condemnation\" href=\"\/28.2-808\/\">28.2-808<\/a>. If such grounds or area is not reopened or declared not polluted within thirty days after closure or declaration of pollution, any leaseholder in the growing area may demand and have a public <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> as to the conditions of the ground or area.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMERGENCY CLOSING OF GROUND (\u00a7 28.2-809)\n\nThe State Health Commissioner may close any crustacea, finfish or shellfish\ngrowing area without a hearing or an investigation, if he has substantial\nevidence or information that such area is polluted or likely to be polluted. In\nsuch event, the State Health Commissioner shall, within thirty days after such\nclosure or declaration, either reopen the area or make the examination,\ninspection, and analysis provided for in \u00a7\u00a7 28.2-803 through 28.2-808. If such\ngrounds or area is not reopened or declared not polluted within thirty days\nafter closure or declaration of pollution, any leaseholder in the growing area\nmay demand and have a public hearing as to the conditions of the ground or area.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-162; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-178; 1992, c. 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}}