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Any person who violates any provision of this law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or by confinement in jail not more than twelve months or both such fine and imprisonment. 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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 1960, chapter 257; in 1968, chapter 169.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1495647,"object_type":"law","relational_id":374817,"identifier":"62.1-194.3","token":"62.1\/20\/62.1-194.3","url":"\/62.1-194.3\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-194.3\/","token":"62.1\/20\/62.1-194.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Obstructing tributaries of Big Sandy River; dumping refuse, etc., into Big Sandy River or its tributaries","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-194.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> If any person place any dam or other obstruction in any tributary of Big Sandy River so as to prevent the free passage of timber, or any raft or boat, he shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500; and, upon conviction<\/span> thereof, the court<\/span> or judge<\/span> of the county court<\/span> shall order<\/span> the dam or other obstruction to be removed at his expense. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> It shall also be unlawful for any person to dump, place or put, or cause to be dumped, placed, or put into, upon the banks of or into the channels of Big Sandy River or any of its tributaries, any dirt, stone, coal, slate, cinders, mine refuse, trees, timber, logs, garbage or any other material<\/span> or substance so as to in anywise narrow, fill or restrict or partially narrow, fill or restrict the channels of said streams or impede the natural flow of the waters of said river or any of its tributaries or dump, place or put, or cause to be dumped, placed or put any dirt, stone, coal, slate, cinders, mine refuse, trees, timber, logs, garbage or any other material<\/span>, or substance where the same does by natural rainfall or flow of water become washed or otherwise carried into, upon the banks of, or into the channels of, such river or any of its tributaries so as to in anywise narrow, fill or restrict or partially narrow, fill or restrict the channels of any of said streams or impede the natural flow of the waters thereof. Any person who violates any provision of this law<\/span> shall be guilty of a misdemeanor<\/span> and upon conviction<\/span> be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or by confinement in jail not more than twelve months or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that any of said materials<\/span> or substances so dumped, placed or put, or caused to be dumped, placed or put into or so allowed to be washed or otherwise so carried into, upon the banks of or into the channels of, said streams shall constitute a separate offense<\/span> and be punished as such. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> In addition to the foregoing penalties for violation of this law<\/span>, the judge<\/span> of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county wherein any such violation occurs, whether there be a criminal conviction<\/span> therefor or not shall, upon a bill in equity<\/span>, filed by the attorney for the Commonwealth of such county or by any person whose property is damaged or whose property is threatened with damage from any such violation, award an injunction<\/span> enjoining any violation of this law<\/span> by any person found by the court<\/span> in such suit to have violated this law<\/span> or causing the same to be violated, when made a party<\/span> defendant<\/span> to such suit. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

d.<\/span> This section shall not be construed to restrict the construction or reconstruction of highways, or the construction or reconstruction of the right-of-way of any company subject to the Commonwealth Corporation Commission, or the maintenance thereof in either case, provided the channel thereafter continues to permit a flow of water in such stream at least as large as that prevailing theretofore, provided that if the channel above the point of such work be widened or deepened subsequently then such company may be required by the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county on petition<\/span> of any interested person to change its right-of-way where practicable so as to permit the increased flow of water. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOBSTRUCTING TRIBUTARIES OF BIG SANDY RIVER; DUMPING REFUSE, ETC., INTO BIG SANDY\nRIVER OR ITS TRIBUTARIES (\u00a7 62.1-194.3)\n\na. If any person place any dam or other obstruction in any tributary of Big\nSandy River so as to prevent the free passage of timber, or any raft or boat, he\nshall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500; and, upon conviction\nthereof, the court or judge of the county court shall order the dam or other\nobstruction to be removed at his expense.\n\nb. It shall also be unlawful for any person to dump, place or put, or cause to\nbe dumped, placed, or put into, upon the banks of or into the channels of Big\nSandy River or any of its tributaries, any dirt, stone, coal, slate, cinders,\nmine refuse, trees, timber, logs, garbage or any other material or substance so\nas to in anywise narrow, fill or restrict or partially narrow, fill or restrict\nthe channels of said streams or impede the natural flow of the waters of said\nriver or any of its tributaries or dump, place or put, or cause to be dumped,\nplaced or put any dirt, stone, coal, slate, cinders, mine refuse, trees, timber,\nlogs, garbage or any other material, or substance where the same does by natural\nrainfall or flow of water become washed or otherwise carried into, upon the\nbanks of, or into the channels of, such river or any of its tributaries so as to\nin anywise narrow, fill or restrict or partially narrow, fill or restrict the\nchannels of any of said streams or impede the natural flow of the waters\nthereof. Any person who violates any provision of this law shall be guilty of a\nmisdemeanor and upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor\nmore than $500 or by confinement in jail not more than twelve months or both\nsuch fine and imprisonment. Each day that any of said materials or substances so\ndumped, placed or put, or caused to be dumped, placed or put into or so allowed\nto be washed or otherwise so carried into, upon the banks of or into the\nchannels of, said streams shall constitute a separate offense and be punished as\nsuch.\n\nc. In addition to the foregoing penalties for violation of this law, the judge\nof the circuit court of the county wherein any such violation occurs, whether\nthere be a criminal conviction therefor or not shall, upon a bill in equity,\nfiled by the attorney for the Commonwealth of such county or by any person whose\nproperty is damaged or whose property is threatened with damage from any such\nviolation, award an injunction enjoining any violation of this law by any person\nfound by the court in such suit to have violated this law or causing the same to\nbe violated, when made a party defendant to such suit.\n\nd. This section shall not be construed to restrict the construction or\nreconstruction of highways, or the construction or reconstruction of the\nright-of-way of any company subject to the Commonwealth Corporation Commission,\nor the maintenance thereof in either case, provided the channel thereafter\ncontinues to permit a flow of water in such stream at least as large as that\nprevailing theretofore, provided that if the channel above the point of such\nwork be widened or deepened subsequently then such company may be required by\nthe circuit court of the county on petition of any interested person to change\nits right-of-way where practicable so as to permit the increased flow of water.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 62-190; 1960, c. 257; 1968, c. 169.","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"}}