                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SUPERVISION OF REMOVAL, RELAYING OR DEPURATION; SEASONS ESTABLISHED (§
28.2-816)

A. Shellfish removal or relaying from condemned areas shall be under the
supervision of the Commissioner of Marine Resources and the State Health
Commissioner.

B. The season for the removal or relaying of shellfish shall be:

   1. April 1 to November 1 from private grounds.

   2. May 1 to August 15 from public grounds.
   				The dates for the opening and closing of seasons may be changed by the
   Marine Resources Commission, and the Marine Resources Commission may refuse to
   grant permits for removal of shellfish from condemned areas of the waters of
   the Commonwealth.

C. The Marine Resources Commission, after consultation with the Department of
Health, shall establish the season for removal of shellfish for depuration from
certain condemned areas designated by the State Health Commissioner.

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.