Fishing For Oysters And Clams; Device Restrictions
This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Fishing For Oysters And Clams; Device Restrictions.” It is part of Title 28.2, titled “Fisheries And Habitat Of The Tidal Waters.” It is part of Subtitle II, titled “Tidal Fisheries.” It is part of Chapter 5, titled “Oysters And Clams.” It’s comprised of the following 32 sections.
- § 28.2-506
- Season for taking oysters from public rocks; penalty
- § 28.2-507
- Opening and closing public rocks
- § 28.2-508
- Prohibited area for patent tongs; penalty
- § 28.2-509
- Maximum weight for patent tongs; teeth length; penalty
- § 28.2-510
- Buying, selling, or possessing unculled oysters; penalty
- § 28.2-511
- Culling oysters; penalty
- § 28.2-512
- Interfering with oyster inspections; penalty
- § 28.2-513
- Prima facie evidence of culling violation; defense
- § 28.2-514
- Possession of shucked oysters; penalty
- § 28.2-515
- Dredging or scraping on private ground; permit required
- § 28.2-516
- Oyster dredging or oyster dredging equipment on boat; penalty
- § 28.2-517
- Marking ground
- § 28.2-518
- Dredging for oysters in James River; penalty
- § 28.2-519
- Use of rakes or scrapes on ocean side of Eastern Shore; penalty
- § 28.2-520
- Use of hydraulic dredges prohibited; exceptions; penalty
- § 28.2-521
- Revocation of license or permit to dredge
- § 28.2-522
- Prima facie evidence of violation
- § 28.2-523
- Penalty
- § 28.2-524
- Taking oysters or clams in certain areas; limitations
- § 28.2-525
- Fishing in Chesapeake Bay immediately west of Tangier Island
- § 28.2-526
- Oyster measures; standards; penalty
- § 28.2-527
- Theft of oysters, clams, shells, etc.; penalty
- § 28.2-528
- Revocation of licenses for theft of oysters
- § 28.2-529
- Converting shells into lime; penalty
- § 28.2-530
- Taking oysters or loading on vessel on Sunday or at night; penalty
- § 28.2-531
- Taking clams on Sunday or at night; exception; penalty
- § 28.2-532
- Protection of oysters and clams of Virginia; labeling; penalty
- § 28.2-533
- Oysters on crab dredging boat; penalty
- § 28.2-534
- Possession of oysters while taking clams; penalty
- § 28.2-535
- Permit to buy or carry seed oysters from certain grounds; penalty
- § 28.2-536
- Taking clams in certain areas; penalty
- § 28.2-537
- Restriction on size of clams; penalty