{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac20-260-60","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC20-260-60","heading":"Penalty","body":"A. As set forth in §§ 28.2-510 and 28.2-511 of the Code of Virginia, any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of this chapter except 4VAC20-260-50  D shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nB. As set forth in § 28.2-526 of the Code of Virginia, any person violating any provision of 4VAC20-260-50  D of the chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nC. In addition to the penalty prescribed by law, any person violating any provision of this chapter shall place the entire load of shellfish overboard on the nearest oyster sanctuary or closed shellfish area, at the direction of the  police officer, and shall cease harvesting on that day. In cases where shellfish associated with a violation, by any person, cannot be returned overboard, that person shall destroy, in the presence of a  police officer, all shellfish in his possession. All harvesting apparatus may be subject to seizure and, pursuant to § 28.2-232 of the Code of Virginia, all licenses and permits may be subject to revocation following a hearing before the Marine Resources Commission.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission","Chapter 260. Pertaining to Designation of Seed Areas and Clean Cull Areas"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency20/chapter260/section60/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:31Z","sha256":"6e2c6036e53060c8612cdfe4b2a060c3dbe3bb1e0620c2256ffcf7808fbd7169","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac20-260-50","next":"us-va/4vac20-270-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}