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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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":1418587,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356736,"identifier":"28.2-624","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/3\/28.2-624","url":"\/28.2-624\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-624\/","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/3\/28.2-624","dublin_core":{"Title":"Public rocks, etc., not to be used or staked off; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-624","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is unlawful for any person to stake, use, or occupy for the purpose of propagating or planting oysters or shells any public oyster bed, rock, or shoal, or any bottom which has not been assigned to him, or any public clamming grounds which have been set aside as such. The officer<\/span> for that district or any other officer<\/span> of the Commission<\/span> shall require any such person to remove all stakes, watchhouses, or other obstructions from the public beds, rocks, or shoals<\/span> or from any bottom which has not been assigned to him. The failure of any person to remove such stakes or other obstructions within ten days of receiving the written notice is a separate and additional unlawful act and violation of this section. The stakes or other obstructions shall be removed by the officer<\/span> at the cost of the person unlawfully placing or having placed the stakes or other obstructions.<\/p>

A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLIC ROCKS, ETC., NOT TO BE USED OR STAKED OFF; PENALTY (\u00a7 28.2-624)\n\nIt is unlawful for any person to stake, use, or occupy for the purpose of\npropagating or planting oysters or shells any public oyster bed, rock, or shoal,\nor any bottom which has not been assigned to him, or any public clamming grounds\nwhich have been set aside as such. The officer for that district or any other\nofficer of the Commission shall require any such person to remove all stakes,\nwatchhouses, or other obstructions from the public beds, rocks, or shoals or\nfrom any bottom which has not been assigned to him. The failure of any person to\nremove such stakes or other obstructions within ten days of receiving the\nwritten notice is a separate and additional unlawful act and violation of this\nsection. The stakes or other obstructions shall be removed by the officer at the\ncost of the person unlawfully placing or having placed the stakes or other\nobstructions.\n\nA violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-125; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-111; 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"}}