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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>346058</law_id><section_number>10.1-553</section_number><catch_line>Petition by landowners</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="38" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="7" identifier="5">Soil and Water Conservation</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="3" identifier="3">Soil and Water Conservation Districts</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any time after two years after the organization of a <span class="dictionary">district</span>, any twenty-five owners of land lying within the boundaries of the <span class="dictionary">district</span> may file a <span class="dictionary">petition</span> with the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> requesting that the operations of the <span class="dictionary">district</span> be terminated and the existence of the <span class="dictionary">district</span> discontinued.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 21-106; 1964, c. 512; 1988, c. 891.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
