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The permittee shall carry the permit when engaged in such operation.B\n\nIt is unlawful for any person to take or remove shellfish from private grounds in condemned areas without written authority in his possession from the owner or lessee, in addition to the permit required by subsection A of this section.C\n\nIt is unlawful for any person to transport, relay, or move shellfish from condemned areas after sunset or before sunrise, except by motor vehicle properly sealed as required by § 28.2-812. It is unlawful to mix clean shellfish and shellfish from condemned areas in the same cargo.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":238622,"text":"It is unlawful for any person to take, catch, transport, sell, offer for sale, remove, receive, keep or store shellfish from condemned areas, or relay shellfish taken from such areas, until the Commissioner of Marine Resources or his designee has issued a special permit. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1966, chapter 684; in 1968, chapter 745; in 1979, chapter 274; in 1981, chapter 52; in 1986, chapter 184; in 1988, chapter 600; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75818,"section_number":"28.2-815","catch_line":"Application for special permit","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-815\/"},{"id":75891,"section_number":"28.2-821","catch_line":"Violations; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-821\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67293,"section_number":"28.2-812","catch_line":"Sealing motor vehicles used in transporting","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-812\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191809,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65656,"identifier":"28.2-810","token":"28.2\/II\/8\/2\/28.2-810","url":"\/28.2-810\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-810\/","token":"28.2\/II\/8\/2\/28.2-810","dublin_core":{"Title":"Removal, transportation, etc., from polluted ground; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-810","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It is unlawful for any person to take, catch, transport, sell, offer for sale, remove, receive, keep or store shellfish<\/span> from condemned areas, or relay<\/span> shellfish<\/span> taken from such areas, until the Commissioner<\/span> of Marine Resources or his designee has issued a special permit. The permittee shall carry the permit when engaged in such operation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> It is unlawful for any person to take or remove shellfish<\/span> from private grounds in condemned areas without written authority in his possession<\/span> from the owner or lessee, in addition to the permit required by subsection A of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> It is unlawful for any person to transport, relay<\/span>, or move shellfish<\/span> from condemned areas after sunset or before sunrise, except by motor vehicle properly sealed<\/span> as required by § 28.2-812<\/a>. It is unlawful to mix clean shellfish<\/span> and shellfish<\/span> from condemned areas in the same cargo. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREMOVAL, TRANSPORTATION, ETC., FROM POLLUTED GROUND; PENALTY (\u00a7 28.2-810)\n\nA. It is unlawful for any person to take, catch, transport, sell, offer for\nsale, remove, receive, keep or store shellfish from condemned areas, or relay\nshellfish taken from such areas, until the Commissioner of Marine Resources or\nhis designee has issued a special permit. The permittee shall carry the permit\nwhen engaged in such operation.\n\nB. It is unlawful for any person to take or remove shellfish from private\ngrounds in condemned areas without written authority in his possession from the\nowner or lessee, in addition to the permit required by subsection A of this\nsection.\n\nC. It is unlawful for any person to transport, relay, or move shellfish from\ncondemned areas after sunset or before sunrise, except by motor vehicle properly\nsealed as required by § 28.2-812. It is unlawful to mix clean shellfish and\nshellfish from condemned areas in the same cargo.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-162.1; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-179; 1966,\nc. 684; 1968, c. 745; 1979, c. 274; 1981, c. 52; 1986, c. 184; 1988, c. 600;\n1992, 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}}