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An officer may refuse to issue such a permit if he determines the motor vehicle cannot be properly sealed.\n\t\tIf shellfish from condemned areas are to be transported for depuration or relaying by a motor vehicle, an officer shall seal the body of the motor vehicle before departure. It is unlawful for the seal to be broken by anyone except an officer at the location where the cargo is to be discharged for relaying or depuration. After the seal has been broken, an officer shall supervise the relaying of the shellfish from the motor vehicle to the approved area or the unloading of the motor vehicle at the depuration facility.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243852,"text":"Permits shall not be issued to any motor vehicle transporting or relaying shellfish from condemned areas unless the motor vehicle has an enclosed body with doors which can be sealed by an officer. An officer may refuse to issue such a permit if he determines the motor vehicle cannot be properly sealed.\n\t\tIf shellfish from condemned areas are to be transported for depuration or relaying by a motor vehicle, an officer shall seal the body of the motor vehicle before departure. It is unlawful for the seal to be broken by anyone except an officer at the location where the cargo is to be discharged for relaying or depuration. 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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":65656,"section_number":"28.2-810","catch_line":"Removal, transportation, etc., from polluted ground; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-810\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":191817,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67293,"identifier":"28.2-812","token":"28.2\/II\/8\/2\/28.2-812","url":"\/28.2-812\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-812\/","token":"28.2\/II\/8\/2\/28.2-812","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sealing motor vehicles used in transporting","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-812","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Permits shall not be issued to any motor vehicle transporting or relaying <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> from condemned areas unless the motor vehicle has an enclosed body with doors which can be <span class=\"dictionary\">sealed<\/span> by an <span class=\"dictionary\">officer<\/span>. An <span class=\"dictionary\">officer<\/span> may refuse to <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> such a permit if he determines the motor vehicle cannot be properly <span class=\"dictionary\">sealed<\/span>.\n\t\tIf <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> from condemned areas are to be transported for <span class=\"dictionary\">depuration<\/span> or relaying by a motor vehicle, an <span class=\"dictionary\">officer<\/span> shall seal the body of the motor vehicle before departure. It is unlawful for the seal to be broken by anyone except an <span class=\"dictionary\">officer<\/span> at the location where the cargo is to be discharged for relaying or <span class=\"dictionary\">depuration<\/span>. After the seal has been broken, an <span class=\"dictionary\">officer<\/span> shall supervise the relaying of the <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> from the motor vehicle to the approved area or the unloading of the motor vehicle at the <span class=\"dictionary\">depuration<\/span> facility.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSEALING MOTOR VEHICLES USED IN TRANSPORTING (\u00a7 28.2-812)\n\nPermits shall not be issued to any motor vehicle transporting or relaying\nshellfish from condemned areas unless the motor vehicle has an enclosed body\nwith doors which can be sealed by an officer. An officer may refuse to issue\nsuch a permit if he determines the motor vehicle cannot be properly sealed.\n\t\tIf shellfish from condemned areas are to be transported for depuration or\nrelaying by a motor vehicle, an officer shall seal the body of the motor vehicle\nbefore departure. It is unlawful for the seal to be broken by anyone except an\nofficer at the location where the cargo is to be discharged for relaying or\ndepuration. After the seal has been broken, an officer shall supervise the\nrelaying of the shellfish from the motor vehicle to the approved area or the\nunloading of the motor vehicle at the depuration facility.\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}}