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Permits for transporting shellfish for depuration in a facility approved by the State Health Commissioner shall be issued only to persons who purchase from the catcher or catch shellfish taken from certain condemned areas identified by the State Health Commissioner.B\n\nUpon evidence of a permit holder offering for sale and not planting shellfish from condemned areas, the Commissioner of Marine Resources shall promptly revoke all permits held by such person.C\n\nThe special permit, after having been issued, may be revoked at any time by the Commissioner of Marine Resources, when in his judgment, it is in the best interest of the industry. Any person having his permit revoked may demand a hearing before the Marine Resources Commission at its next scheduled meeting.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":205668,"text":"Permits for transporting and relaying shall only be issued to (i) persons that catch shellfish from condemned areas and that want to move such shellfish to an approved area and (ii) those persons who buy shellfish from condemned areas from the catcher and who transport or relay the shellfish to approved grounds. Permits for transporting shellfish for depuration in a facility approved by the State Health Commissioner shall be issued only to persons who purchase from the catcher or catch shellfish taken from certain condemned areas identified by the State Health Commissioner.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":205669,"text":"Upon evidence of a permit holder offering for sale and not planting shellfish from condemned areas, the Commissioner of Marine Resources shall promptly revoke all permits held by such person.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":205670,"text":"The special permit, after having been issued, may be revoked at any time by the Commissioner of Marine Resources, when in his judgment, it is in the best interest of the industry. Any person having his permit revoked may demand a hearing before the Marine Resources Commission at its next scheduled meeting.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13573,"edition_id":1,"name":"Control of Crustacea, Finfish and Shellfish; Violations and Penalties","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13572,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:17","permalink":{"id":191779,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13573,"identifier":"2","token":"28.2\/II\/8\/2","url":"\/28.2\/II\/8\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13572,"edition_id":1,"name":"Health and Sanitation Provisions","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12814,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:17","permalink":{"id":191763,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13572,"identifier":"8","token":"28.2\/II\/8","url":"\/28.2\/II\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12814,"edition_id":1,"name":"Tidal Fisheries","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12813,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":190673,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12814,"identifier":"II","token":"28.2\/II","url":"\/28.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12813,"edition_id":1,"name":"Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters","identifier":"28.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":190589,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12813,"identifier":"28.2","token":"28.2","url":"\/28.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":66893,"structure_id":13573,"section_number":"28.2-803","catch_line":"Examination, analysis and inspection","url":"\/28.2-803\/","token":"28.2\/II\/8\/2\/28.2-803","metadata":false},{"id":61966,"structure_id":13573,"section_number":"28.2-804","catch_line":"Polluted ground; 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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 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\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":191813,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56119,"identifier":"28.2-811","token":"28.2\/II\/8\/2\/28.2-811","url":"\/28.2-811\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-811\/","token":"28.2\/II\/8\/2\/28.2-811","dublin_core":{"Title":"Permits for transporting, relaying or depurating; revocation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-811","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Permits for transporting and relaying shall only be issued to (i) persons that catch <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> from condemned areas and that want to move such <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> to an approved area and (ii) those persons who buy <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> from condemned areas from the catcher and who transport or <span class=\"dictionary\">relay<\/span> the <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> to approved grounds. Permits for transporting <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">depuration<\/span> in a facility approved by the State Health <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall be issued only to persons who purchase from the catcher or catch <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> taken from certain condemned areas identified by the State Health <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-205668\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-811\/#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> Upon <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> of a permit holder offering for sale and not planting <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> from condemned areas, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> of Marine Resources shall promptly revoke all permits held by such person. <a id=\"paragraph-205669\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-811\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The special permit, after having been issued, may be revoked at any time by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> of Marine Resources, when in his <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span>, it is in the best interest of the industry. Any person having his permit revoked may demand a <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> before the Marine Resources <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> at its next scheduled meeting. <a id=\"paragraph-205670\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-811\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERMITS FOR TRANSPORTING, RELAYING OR DEPURATING; REVOCATION (\u00a7 28.2-811)\n\nA. Permits for transporting and relaying shall only be issued to (i) persons\nthat catch shellfish from condemned areas and that want to move such shellfish\nto an approved area and (ii) those persons who buy shellfish from condemned\nareas from the catcher and who transport or relay the shellfish to approved\ngrounds. Permits for transporting shellfish for depuration in a facility\napproved by the State Health Commissioner shall be issued only to persons who\npurchase from the catcher or catch shellfish taken from certain condemned areas\nidentified by the State Health Commissioner.\n\nB. Upon evidence of a permit holder offering for sale and not planting shellfish\nfrom condemned areas, the Commissioner of Marine Resources shall promptly revoke\nall permits held by such person.\n\nC. The special permit, after having been issued, may be revoked at any time by\nthe Commissioner of Marine Resources, when in his judgment, it is in the best\ninterest of the industry. Any person having his permit revoked may demand a\nhearing before the Marine Resources Commission at its next scheduled meeting.\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}}