Section 30. Restrict leasing of condemned shellfish areas  


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  • All unassigned or vacant state-owned bottomland designated as a condemned shellfish area that is not assigned to or reserved for riparian owners prior to June 1, 2015, by the Virginia Department of Health, and classified as either restricted shellfish area or prohibited shellfish area for the direct harvest of shellfish, shall not be leased as general oyster planting grounds.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 31, Issue 17, eff. April 1, 2015; amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 21, eff. June 1, 2015.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.