Section 100. Seed oyster planting procedures

A. The marine police officer at the point of seed harvest may require that a marine police officer be present during the seed planting. When this is required, it will be specified on the seed transfer permit. If a marine police officer is required to be present at planting, the planter shall notify the marine police officer in the area prior to planting. It shall be unlawful for the permittee or planter to plant the oysters without a marine police officer being present.

B. The planting of seed oysters shall consist of spreading the oysters loosely on the bottom of the planting area. It shall be unlawful to plant seed oysters in any manner except by spreading the oysters loosely on the bottom.

C. Seed oysters shall be placed on a designated and marked area of the private ground from which said oysters are not to be removed until after May 31. It shall be unlawful to reharvest these seed oysters prior to June 1.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0095 § 10, eff. October 1, 1993; amended, Volume 10, Issue 14, eff. February 23, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 03, eff. October 5, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 07, eff. December 1, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 16, eff. April 4, 1995; Volume 13, Issue 12, eff. February 10, 1997; Volume 21, Issue 04, eff. October 1, 2004; Volume 22, Issue 04, eff. October 1, 2005; Volume 23, Issue 04, eff. October 1, 2006; Volume 25, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 2008; Volume 29, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 2012; Volume 30, Issue 03, eff. October 1, 2013; Volume 31, Issue 02, eff. October 1, 2014.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.