CODE OF VIRGINIA POSSESSION OF SHUCKED OYSTERS; PENALTY (§ 28.2-514) 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. HISTORY: 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.