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NOTICE OF ESTABLISHMENT AND DESCRIPTION OF SHELLFISH AREACONDEMNATION NUMBER 052-OO6E. YORK RIVER AI\D WORMLEY CREEK

EFFECTM APRrL 6,2015 THROUGH APRrL 27,2015

Pursuant to $28.2-809, $32.1-13,532.1-20 and 52.2-40028.16,and 52.2-4028 of the Codeof Virginia, an emergency closure on the York River, near the mouth of Wormley Creek, ishereby established. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to take shellfishfrom this area for any purpose except by permit granted by the Marine ResourcesCommission, as provided in Section 28.2-810 of the Code of Virginia. The boundaries ofthis area are shown on the map titled "York River and Wormley Creek, Condemned ShellfishArea Number 052-006E, Emergency Closure, 6 April 2015" which is a part of this notice.

Because the area described below may have been subjected to a sewage spill likelycontaining pathogenic bacteria and viruses, and because the area is not a safe area fromwhich to take shellfish for direct marketing, and because shellfish exist in this area, an

emergency exists and the immediate promulgation of this regulation is needed to protect thepublic health.

3. The Department of Health will receive, consider and respond to petitions by any interestedperson at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision of this emergency regulation.

BOUNDARIES OF EMERGENCY CLOSURE 052-OO6E

The emergency condemned area shall include that portion of the York River located inland of a linedrawn between latitude / longitude map coordinate (37"13'4'7.8",-76"29'50.5"), map coordinate(37"14'11.8",-76"28'00.6"), and map coordinate (37'13'00.3",-76"28'26.0").

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Existing Condemned Shellfish Area(cond052-006 Section A)

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Emergency Condemned Shellfish Area 052-006E6 April 2015

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