                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EXAMINATION, ANALYSIS AND INSPECTION (§ 28.2-803)

A. The State Health Commissioner may in his discretion, or shall at the request
of the Governor, the Marine Resources Commission, or the Commissioner of Marine
Resources, conduct an examination or analysis of crustacea, finfish and
shellfish, whether on the planting grounds, in an establishment, or in any other
place in this Commonwealth, from which the products are to be taken or sold for
food purposes.

B. The State Health Commissioner in making such examination may analyze the
water and bottom sediment in and adjacent to the crustacea, finfish, or
shellfish growing areas for evidence of pollution, and he may survey the
sanitary conditions and pollution hazards adjacent to shellfish growing areas,
both in the water and on shore.

C. The State Health Commissioner in conducting his analysis shall examine the
establishments in which crustacea, finfish and shellfish are handled and the
sanitary conditions surrounding the establishment. At that time, he may analyze
the crustacea, finfish and shellfish in the establishment.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 28-159; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-175; 1992, c. 836.