28.2-800 - Definitions. - Virginia Statutes

§ 28.2-800. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Crustacea" means all edible species of crab, lobster and shrimp, whetherraw or processed.

"Depuration" means the process that uses a controlled aquatic environmentto reduce the level of bacteria or viruses in live shellfish.

"Establishment" means any vehicle, vessel, property or premises wherecrustacea, finfish or shellfish are transported, held, stored, processed,packed, repacked, or pasteurized in preparation for marketing.

"Finfish" means any cold-blooded, strictly aquatic, water-breathingcraniate vertebrate with fins, including cyclostomes, elasmobranchs andhigher-gilled aquatic vertebrates with cartilaginous or bony skeletons or anyparts thereof.

"Relay" means to move shellfish for the purpose of natural purificationfrom water which is not approved to water which is approved or conditionallyapproved by the State Health Commissioner.

"Shellfish" means all species within the phylum Mollusca including but notlimited to oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, conchs and whelks, whether rawor processed.

(1979, c. 714, § 28.1-175.1; 1992, c. 836.)