2020 Code of Virginia
Title 28.2 - Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters
Chapter 5 - Oysters and Clams
§ 28.2-561. Removal of markers of planting grounds; penalty

Universal Citation: VA Code § 28.2-561 (2020)

It is unlawful for any person to intentionally or knowingly injure, remove, or displace any boundary oyster stake, range monument, signal beacon, post or buoy, or any part thereof, erected to designate, locate, survey, or map any shellfish grounds.

A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

Code 1950, § 28-121; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-106; 1992, c. 836.

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