Authority to inspect oysters when loaded on conveyance

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Virginia Code › Title 28.2 › Subtitle II › Chapter 5 › Article 3 › Section 28.2-547

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Any officer is authorized to inspect as to the quality, size and measure of any of the oysters taken or purchased, loaded on any boat, vessel, motor vehicle, or other conveyance, or sold to any person.

Code 1950, § 28-101; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-88; 1992, c. 836.

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