                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 28.2-800)

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#8220;Crustacea&#8221; means all edible species of crab, lobster and shrimp,
whether raw or processed.
		&#8220;Depuration&#8221; means the process that uses a controlled aquatic
environment to reduce the level of bacteria or viruses in live shellfish.
		&#8220;Establishment&#8221; means any vehicle, vessel, property or premises
where crustacea, finfish or shellfish are transported, held, stored, processed,
packed, repacked, or pasteurized in preparation for marketing.
		&#8220;Finfish&#8221; means any cold-blooded, strictly aquatic,
water-breathing craniate vertebrate with fins, including cyclostomes,
elasmobranchs and higher-gilled aquatic vertebrates with cartilaginous or bony
skeletons or any parts thereof.
		&#8220;Relay&#8221; means to move shellfish for the purpose of natural
purification from water which is not approved to water which is approved or
conditionally approved by the State Health Commissioner.
		&#8220;Shellfish&#8221; means all species within the phylum Mollusca including
but not limited to oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, conchs and whelks, whether
raw or processed.

HISTORY: 1979, c. 714, § 28.1-175.1; 1992, c. 836.