Code of Virginia - Title 28.2 Fisheries And Habitat Of The Tidal Waters - Chapter 8 Health And Sanitation Provisions

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, whether raw or ...

28.2-801 Authority to promulgate regulations; enforcement
A. The State Health Commissioner and the Commissioner of Marine Resources shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and regulations promulgated thereunder. B. The State ...

28.2-802 Powers of officers charged with enforcement; entry to establishment; seizure; destruction
A. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the State Health Commissioner and the Commissioner of Marine Resources or their designees ...

28.2-803 Examination, analysis and inspection
A. The State Health Commissioner may in his discretion, or shall at the request of the Governor, the Marine Resources Commission, or the Commissioner of ...

28.2-804 Polluted ground; crustacea, finfish or shellfish
When the State Health Commissioner determines, as a result of an examination, analysis or inspection, that (i) the crustacea, finfish, or shellfish upon such ground, ...

28.2-805 Notice to cease activity
Upon receipt of such notice, the owner or operator of such grounds, establishment, or other place shall cease to take crustacea, finfish, or shellfish from ...

28.2-806 State Health Commissioner to establish standards
The State Health Commissioner may establish and change standards, examinations, analyses and inspections which control the taking and marketing from a health standpoint, of crustacea, ...

28.2-807 Condemnation of polluted growing area; procedure
If, after examination of the crustacea, finfish or shellfish in a growing area, or the bottom in or adjacent to such area, or the water ...

28.2-808 Periods of condemnation
A crustacea, finfish or shellfish growing area and the crustacea, finfish or shellfish, located thereon may be condemned for the following periods: 1. For an ...

28.2-809 Emergency closing of ground
The State Health Commissioner may close any crustacea, finfish or shellfish growing area without a hearing or an investigation, if he has substantial evidence or ...

28.2-810 Removal, transportation, etc., from polluted ground; penalty
A. It is unlawful for any person to take, catch, transport, sell, offer for sale, remove, receive, keep or store shellfish from condemned areas, or ...

28.2-811 Permits for transporting, relaying or depurating; revocation
A. Permits for transporting and relaying shall only be issued to (i) persons that catch shellfish from condemned areas and that want to move such ...

28.2-812 Sealing motor vehicles used in transporting
Permits shall not be issued to any motor vehicle transporting or relaying shellfish from condemned areas unless the motor vehicle has an enclosed body with ...

28.2-813 Maintenance of records
Any person holding a valid permit to remove, transport, relay, or transport for depuration shellfish from condemned areas shall keep accurate records and submit monthly ...

28.2-814 Submission of reports
During any month covered by permit in which no removal, relaying or depuration activity occurs, a report shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Marine ...

28.2-815 Application for special permit
Application for the special permit provided for in §§ 28.2-810 and 28.2-811 shall be made on forms provided by the Commissioner of Marine Resources before ...

28.2-816 Supervision of removal, relaying or depuration; seasons established
A. Shellfish removal or relaying from condemned areas shall be under the supervision of the Commissioner of Marine Resources and the State Health Commissioner. B. ...

28.2-817 Displaying identification when transporting shellfish
Any conveyance engaged in transporting shellfish which have been caught within condemned areas for relaying or depuration to another area, or depuration facility where they ...

28.2-818 Identification of relay areas
Officers and employees of the Department of Health shall examine the area to which shellfish from condemned areas are relayed and ensure that adequate and ...

28.2-819 Movement and unloading of shellfish from condemned area
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, or cause to be discharged, any part of the shellfish from any conveyance engaged in ...

28.2-820 Harvesting, transporting, handling or transplanting of seed-stock shellfish
The Commission shall promulgate regulations for the harvesting, transporting, handling and transplanting of wild and cultured seed-stock shellfish from condemned areas. The Commission shall consider ...

28.2-821 Violations; penalty
A. It is unlawful for any person to have in his possession, to store, to sell, or to offer for sale any shellfish which have ...

28.2-822 Suspension or revocation of licenses
The Commissioner of Marine Resources may immediately suspend any licenses of any license holder who has committed more than one violation of this chapter. The ...

28.2-823 Certification of shellfish from outside the Commonwealth
All shellfish in the shell imported or transported into Virginia for processing or consumption within the Commonwealth shall have a certificate from the appropriate agency ...

28.2-824 Common carriers
Common carriers transporting seafoods designated in this chapter shall carry a bill of lading listing the seafood cargo, the shipper and the consignee. If such ...

28.2-825 Importing fish, shellfish or crustacea for introduction into waters of the Commonwealth; penalt...
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to import any fish, shellfish or crustacea into the Commonwealth with the intent of placing such fish, ...

28.2-826 Crassostrea ariakensis
A. The Commissioner, after consultation with the Director of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Fisheries Management Division of the Commission, and subject ...