28.2-534 - Possession of oysters while taking clams; penalty. - Virginia Statutes

§ 28.2-534. Possession of oysters while taking clams; penalty.

The possession of oysters while taking or catching clams during the season inwhich it is unlawful to take or catch oysters from the public rocks, beds, orshoals, is prima facie evidence of a violation of the law against taking orcatching oysters during the prohibited season. A violation of this sectionis a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(Code 1950, § 28-178; 1954, c. 177; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-160;1968, c. 747; 1970, c. 726; 1992, c. 836.)