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2011 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 28.2-507 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 28.2-507. Opening and closing public rocks.
The Commission, in order to protect or promote the growth of
oysters, may (i) close and open any area or restrict the manner or method of taking
oysters in any area of the public rocks, grounds, or shoals, (ii) establish
seed beds and plant shells and other culch, or (iii) take any other restorative
measures. Before closing any such area, an officer shall post notice of the
closing for at least five 30 days in two or more public places in
the district in which the area is located. Such notice requirement shall not
apply to those public rocks closed by the Virginia Department of Health or
state replenishment programs. In addition, when the Commissioner finds it
necessary, the area may be marked by a uniform system of buoys or signs
indicating that such area is closed and that oystering by any means is
prohibited. Any area which has been closed and reopened at a later time may be
closed by the Commission or Commissioner at any time without notice.