                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REVOCATION OF LICENSES FOR THEFT OF OYSTERS (§ 28.2-528)

The Commission, without notice and hearing required by § 28.2-232, shall revoke
all licenses and the fishing privileges within the Commonwealth&#8217;s tidal
waters to take or catch fish, shellfish, or marine organisms, issued to any
person convicted of unlawfully taking oysters or other mollusca from the public
grounds, any riparian oyster planting grounds assigned pursuant to Article 1 (§
28.2-600 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of this title, or any general oyster planting
ground leased pursuant to Article 2 (§ 28.2-603 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of this
title. No new licenses shall be issued to such person for a minimum of six
months or a maximum of five years after such conviction in the discretion of the
Commission.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 28-191; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-137; 1966, c.
684; 1968, c. 747; 1992, c. 836; 1993, c. 216; 2015, c. 468.