                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROTECTION OF OYSTERS AND CLAMS OF VIRGINIA; LABELING; PENALTY (§ 28.2-532)

It shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale, sell or distribute for
direct consumption oysters or clams as Virginia oysters or clams unless such
oysters and clams have been in the waters of the Commonwealth or the Potomac
River for a period of at least six months.
		Any oysters or clams imported into Virginia, either shucked or unshucked, when
sold or distributed, shall not be designated or labeled in any manner indicating
they came from Virginia waters or that they are Virginia oysters or clams.
		The name, address and Department of Health certificate number on the package
or container of the packer or distributor shall not be considered illegal
designation or labeling.
		A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-140; 1964, c. 393; 1992, c. 836; 1996, c. 434.