Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org35073818.2-317Covers to be kept on certain wells202618.2-318Crimes and Offenses GenerallyCrimes Involving Health and SafetyMiscellaneous Dangerous Conduct

Every person owning or occupying any land on which there is a well having a diameter greater than six inches and which is more than ten feet deep shall at all times keep the same covered in such a manner as not to be dangerous to human beings, animals or fowls.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

Code 1950, § 18.1-74; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.Kaniesha Shatae Hannon v. Commonwealth of Virginia1374163803 S.E.2d 3552017-08-22https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4420617/kaniesha-shatae-hannon-v-commonwealth-of-virginia/ . . . COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA . . . COA