Virginia § 28.2-510 - Buying, selling, or possessing unculled oysters; penalty
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§ 28.2-510. Buying, selling, or possessing unculled oysters; penalty
It is unlawful for any person to buy, sell, or possess oysters under the prescribed size and over the shell allowance taken from the public rocks, beds, and shoals. If upon trial for this offense the accused person asserts the claim or defense that the unculled oysters were taken from private planting grounds, the burden of proving such a defense or fact shall be upon the accused.
A violation of any provision of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Code 1950, §§ 28-142, 28-146; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, §§ 28.1-125, 28.1-127; 1985, c. 125; 1992, c. 836.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28.2-510 ("Buying, selling, or possessing unculled oysters; penalty") 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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