Legal Opinion
Working Waterman's Ass'n of Virginia, Inc. v. Seafood Harvesters, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 9, 1984No. Record 821800; Record 821809PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.
We granted this appeal to determine whether a statute regulating the method of removing hard-shell clams from subaqueous beds is unconstitutional as applied to certain private persons who use the prohibited method on beds leased from the Commonwealth.
Generally, all the beds of the bays, rivers, creeks, and the shores of the sea within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth are the property of the State and may be used in common by all citizens for fishing and fowling and for taking oysters and other shellfish. Code § 62.1-1. Some publicly held seabeds are available for lease by way of…
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