                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REMOVAL, TRANSPORTATION, ETC., FROM POLLUTED GROUND; PENALTY (§ 28.2-810)

A. It is unlawful for any person to take, catch, transport, sell, offer for
sale, remove, receive, keep or store shellfish from condemned areas, or relay
shellfish taken from such areas, until the Commissioner of Marine Resources or
his designee has issued a special permit. The permittee shall carry the permit
when engaged in such operation.

B. It is unlawful for any person to take or remove shellfish from private
grounds in condemned areas without written authority in his possession from the
owner or lessee, in addition to the permit required by subsection A of this
section.

C. It is unlawful for any person to transport, relay, or move shellfish from
condemned areas after sunset or before sunrise, except by motor vehicle properly
sealed as required by &#xA7; 28.2-812. It is unlawful to mix clean shellfish and
shellfish from condemned areas in the same cargo.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 28-162.1; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-179; 1966,
c. 684; 1968, c. 745; 1979, c. 274; 1981, c. 52; 1986, c. 184; 1988, c. 600;
1992, c. 836.