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Va. Code § 28.2-514: Possession of shucked oysters; penalty

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  1. Title 28.2. FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS
  2. Subtitle II. TIDAL FISHERIES
  3. Chapter 5. OYSTERS AND CLAMS
  4. Article 2. FISHING FOR OYSTERS AND CLAMS; DEVICE RESTRICTIONS

It is unlawful for any person to possess more than one-half gallon of shucked oysters on board a boat harvesting on the public rocks.A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 28-141; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-124; 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1968, c. 747; 1979, c. 606; 1981, c. 52; 1985, c. 125; 1992, c. 836.

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