28.2-538 - Record of oysters handled; penalty. - Virginia Statutes

§ 28.2-538. Record of oysters handled; penalty.

All licensed oyster buyers, planters, packers, importers of shucking stock orshippers shall keep accurate and itemized records, on forms issued by theCommission, which contain (i) the number of bushels of oysters, beforeshucking, that come from public grounds, private grounds, or are imported;(ii) the name of the person from whom the oysters were purchased or obtained;(iii) the number of bushels and price paid per bushel for each seller; and(iv) if from public grounds, the grounds' general area. Any seller acceptingcash payment for his oysters shall sign an acknowledgment of the transactionand receive a copy of the acknowledgment from the buyer. Such records shallbe open for inspection by the Commissioner and a copy available to him or anyemployee designated by him to inspect or receive the same. A failure to keepsuch a record is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(Code 1950, § 28-100; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-87; 1966, c. 684;1975, c. 199; 1976, c. 255; 1988, c. 313; 1992, c. 836.)