28.2-210 - Adoption of emergency regulations.
§ 28.2-210. Adoption of emergency regulations.
If, in an emergency, the adoption of a regulation is necessary for theimmediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and welfare, orthe protection of the seafood industry, natural resources or marineorganisms, the Commission may promulgate the necessary regulation. Theregulation shall be published and filed as prescribed in § 28.2-209. Noregulation adopted as an emergency regulation shall remain in effect longerthan thirty days unless a public hearing is held as required in § 28.2-211after being advertised as prescribed in § 28.2-209.
(1962, c. 406, § 28.1-25; 1992, c. 836.)