Code of Virginia - Title 28.2 Fisheries And Habitat Of The Tidal Waters - Section 28.2-527 Theft of oysters, clams, shells, etc.; penalty

§ 28.2-527. Theft of oysters, clams, shells, etc.; penalty

Any person who steals, or takes or carries away without permission of the owner, (i) bedded, naturally occurring, or planted oysters or clams, (ii) oysters deposited by any person making up a cargo for market, or (iii) shells or seed planted for formation of oyster or clam beds by the Commonwealth or any person, is guilty of larceny.

(Code 1950, § 28-191; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-137; 1966, c. 684; 1968, c. 747; 1992, c. 836; 2004, c. 475.)

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