NOTICE AND DESCRIPTION OF SHELLFISH AREA CONDEMNATION
NUMBER 024-070, FARNHAM CREEK
EFFECTIVE 15 DECEMBER 2025
Pursuant to Title 28.2, Chapter 8, §§ 28.2-803 through 28.2-808, § 32.1-20, and § 2.2-4002, B.16 of the Code of Virginia:
1. The “Notice and Description of Shellfish Area Condemnation Number 024-070, Farnham Creek,” effective 15 November 2024, is cancelled effective 15 December 2025.
2. Condemned Shellfish Area Number 024-070, as shown as Section A, is hereby established effective 15 December 2025. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to take shellfish from this area for any purpose, except by permit granted by the Marine Resources Commission, as provided in § 28.2-810 of the Code of Virginia. The boundaries of this area are shown on the map titled “Farnham Creek and Vicinity, Condemned Shellfish Area Number 024-070, 15 December 2025” which is part of this notice.
3. The Department of Health will receive, consider and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision of this order.
BOUNDARIES OF CONDEMNED AREA NUMBER 024-070
A. The condemned area shall include all of Farnham Creek and its tributaries upstream of a line drawn between latitude / longitude map coordinate (37°49'30.5",-76°40'58.5") and (37°49'27.0",-76°40'45.8").
