Section 20. Definitions  


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  • The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

    "Surf clam" means the species Spisula solidissima.

    "Cage" means a standard unit of measure presumed to hold 32 bushels of surf clams or ocean quahogs in the shell. The outside dimensions of a standard cage generally are three inches wide, four inches long, and five inches high.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0030 § 2, Volume 11, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 1995.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.