CODE OF VIRGINIA

OYSTER DREDGING OR OYSTER DREDGING EQUIPMENT ON BOAT; PENALTY (§ 28.2-516)

It is unlawful for any person to have on board a boat, a dredge or equipment
normally used for dredging oysters, unless he has a license or permit to dredge.
 The license or permit shall be available for inspection on board the boat.It is
unlawful to carry or transport an oyster dredge or oyster dredging equipment on
board a licensee’s, permittee’s, or his employee’s boat,
except when the boat is traveling to or from (i) the ground on which dredging is
permitted or licensed to take place or (ii) docks for maintenance and repair of
the boat or equipment.Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class
6 felony.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 28-158; 1950, p. 988; 1952, c. 643; 1954, c. 43; 1958, c.
477; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-134; 1964, c. 393; 1968, c. 747; 1972, c. 644; 1979,
c. 274; 1986, cc. 171, 184; 1992, c. 836.