Virginia § 28.2-804 - Polluted ground; crustacea, finfish or shellfish
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 28.2-804 — Polluted ground; crustacea, finfish or shellfish, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28.2-804. Polluted ground; crustacea, finfish or shellfish
When the State Health Commissioner determines, as a result of an examination, analysis or inspection, that (i) the crustacea, finfish, or shellfish upon such ground, or in such establishment or other places where they are sold or offered for sale, are or may be unfit for market; or (ii) such growing area is polluted or has a pollution hazard so great as to render it an unfit ground from which to take crustacea, finfish or shellfish for processing or consumption; or (iii) such establishment or other place is so insanitary as to render it an unfit place in which to prepare crustacea, finfish or shellfish for market, he shall notify the Commissioner of Marine Resources and the owner or operator of such grounds, establishment or other place that the crustacea, finfish or shellfish are unfit for market.
Code 1950, § 28-160; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-176; 1992, c. 836.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28.2-804 ("Polluted ground; crustacea, finfish or shellfish") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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