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VIRGINIA STATUTES AND CODES
28.2-816 - Supervision of removal, relaying or depuration; seasons established.
§ 28.2-816. Supervision of removal, relaying or depuration; seasonsestablished.
A. Shellfish removal or relaying from condemned areas shall be under thesupervision of the Commissioner of Marine Resources and the State HealthCommissioner.
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 MarineResources Commission, and the Marine Resources Commission may refuse to grantpermits for removal of shellfish from condemned areas of the waters of theCommonwealth.
C. The Marine Resources Commission, after consultation with the Department ofHealth, shall establish the season for removal of shellfish for depurationfrom certain condemned areas designated by the State Health Commissioner.
(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.)