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The restriction set forth in clause (i) shall be inapplicable where the written consent of the adjacent landowner has been obtained.\n\nA violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1327683,"text":"It is unlawful for any person to use any haul seine (i) within 100 yards of mean low-water mark or 3 feet of water in depth at mean low water, whichever is closer to the shore, or (ii) over any oyster ground held under lease from the Commonwealth and marked as required by law in the waters of the Rappahannock River east of Downing Bridge at Tappahannock, and in its tributaries east of Downing Bridge. 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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 406; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1418121,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356626,"identifier":"28.2-312","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/2\/28.2-312","url":"\/28.2-312\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-312\/","token":"28.2\/II\/3\/2\/28.2-312","dublin_core":{"Title":"Rappahannock River and certain of its tributaries; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-312","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>It is unlawful for any person to use any <span class=\"dictionary\">haul seine<\/span> (i) within 100 yards of mean low-water mark or 3 feet of water in depth at mean low water, whichever is closer to the shore, or (ii) over any oyster ground held under lease from the Commonwealth and marked as required by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> in the waters of the Rappahannock River east of Downing Bridge at Tappahannock, and in its tributaries east of Downing Bridge. The restriction set forth in clause (i) shall be inapplicable where the written consent of the adjacent landowner has been obtained.<\/p><p>A violation of this section is a Class 3 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRAPPAHANNOCK RIVER AND CERTAIN OF ITS TRIBUTARIES; PENALTY (\u00a7 28.2-312)\n\nIt is unlawful for any person to use any haul seine (i) within 100 yards of mean\nlow-water mark or 3 feet of water in depth at mean low water, whichever is\ncloser to the shore, or (ii) over any oyster ground held under lease from the\nCommonwealth and marked as required by law in the waters of the Rappahannock\nRiver east of Downing Bridge at Tappahannock, and in its tributaries east of\nDowning Bridge. The restriction set forth in clause (i) shall be inapplicable\nwhere the written consent of the adjacent landowner has been obtained.\n\nA violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-89; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-81; 1992, c. 836.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}