CHAPTER 448

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
§ 28-112.1, relating to taking seed oysters from the State. rH 891]

Approved April 3, 1954
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia be amended by adding a section numbered
§ 28-112.1 as follows:

§ 28-112.1. Taking seed oysters from the State.—Seed oysters, taken
from the public oyster rocks, beds and shoals of the Commonwealth, and
planted in the waters of this Commonwealth, shall not be carried outside
the State of Virginia for a period of twelve months from the time they
were so taken and planted, without first having obtained written permis-
sion from the Commission. Any person violating the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as provided by law.