28.2-546 - Permit to carry oysters out of state. - Virginia Statutes

§ 28.2-546. Permit to carry oysters out of state.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, or attempt to carry, or tobuy for the purpose of carrying out of this Commonwealth any size or kind ofoysters taken from the public rocks, beds, or shoals until he has firstobtained for each cargo a permit to do so from an officer and has paid to theCommission the required inspection and replenishment taxes with buyer'sreport. In place of a cargo permit, the Commissioner may grant a monthlypermit at the beginning of each calendar month to a packing or shucking houselocated in the Commonwealth, provided that the packing or shucking house isin compliance with the provisions of this section.

B. The permit shall state the name of the boat or license number of the motorvehicle and the name and address of the owner or captain of the boat or owneror operator of the motor vehicle. The permit shall state the name and addressof the person to whom the cargo of oysters is to be delivered. The permitshall specify the number of bushels and whether they are seed or shuckingstock.

Before the permit shall be granted, the applicant shall certify, before anofficer, that the cargo will not be delivered or discharged to any otherperson.

(Code 1950, § 28-110; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, §§ 28.1-89, 28.1-96; 1964,c. 393; 1966, cc. 252, 684; 1968, c. 747; 1976, c. 255; 1981, c. 52; 1992, c.836; 2006, c. 33.)