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Shellfish removed from condemned areas shall be taken directly to (i) the approved planting ground, (ii) conveyances holding a proper permit for relaying to cleansing areas designated in the permit or (iii) a depuration facility approved by the State Health Commissioner.B\n\nThe loading and unloading, ashore, of shellfish taken from condemned areas shall only be at locations designated by the Marine Resources Commission. In the instance of an emergency unloading of any conveyance engaged in transporting shellfish from a condemned area, the Marine Resources Commission shall be notified immediately and disposition of the cargo shall be made under the supervision of an officer.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242181,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, or cause to be discharged, any part of the shellfish from any conveyance engaged in transporting shellfish from condemned areas at any place other than to approved areas for cleansing. 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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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":191845,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66771,"identifier":"28.2-819","token":"28.2\/II\/8\/2\/28.2-819","url":"\/28.2-819\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-819\/","token":"28.2\/II\/8\/2\/28.2-819","dublin_core":{"Title":"Movement and unloading of shellfish from condemned area","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-819","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, or cause to be discharged, any part of the <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> from any conveyance engaged in transporting <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> from condemned areas at any place other than to approved areas for cleansing. <span class=\"dictionary\">Shellfish<\/span> removed from condemned areas shall be taken directly to (i) the approved planting ground, (ii) conveyances holding a proper permit for relaying to cleansing areas designated in the permit or (iii) a <span class=\"dictionary\">depuration<\/span> facility approved by the State Health <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-242181\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-819\/#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> The loading and unloading, ashore, of <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> taken from condemned areas shall only be at locations designated by the Marine Resources <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>. In the instance of an emergency unloading of any conveyance engaged in transporting <span class=\"dictionary\">shellfish<\/span> from a condemned area, the Marine Resources <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> shall be notified immediately and <span class=\"dictionary\">disposition<\/span> of the cargo shall be made under the supervision of an <span class=\"dictionary\">officer<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-242182\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/28.2-819\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMOVEMENT AND UNLOADING OF SHELLFISH FROM CONDEMNED AREA (\u00a7 28.2-819)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, or cause to be discharged,\nany part of the shellfish from any conveyance engaged in transporting shellfish\nfrom condemned areas at any place other than to approved areas for cleansing.\nShellfish removed from condemned areas shall be taken directly to (i) the\napproved planting ground, (ii) conveyances holding a proper permit for relaying\nto cleansing areas designated in the permit or (iii) a depuration facility\napproved by the State Health Commissioner.\n\nB. The loading and unloading, ashore, of shellfish taken from condemned areas\nshall only be at locations designated by the Marine Resources Commission. In the\ninstance of an emergency unloading of any conveyance engaged in transporting\nshellfish from a condemned area, the Marine Resources Commission shall be\nnotified immediately and disposition of the cargo shall be made under the\nsupervision of an officer.\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}}