28.2-551 - Surveys and reports as conclusive evidence. - Virginia Statutes

§ 28.2-551. Surveys and reports as conclusive evidence.

The surveys of the natural oyster beds, rocks, and shoals of theCommonwealth, made pursuant to Chapter 511 of the 1892 Acts of Assembly,shall continue to be the surveys defining and determining the natural oysterbeds, rocks, and shoals of the Commonwealth. The surveys and reports filedin accordance with this Act of Assembly are conclusive evidence of theboundaries and limits of all the natural oyster beds, rocks, and shoals andthat there are no other public oyster beds, rocks, or shoals. The surveys ofthe public oyster beds, rocks, or shoals of the Commonwealth referred to inthis section shall not extend inshore of the mean low-water mark of such bodyof water, notwithstanding any surveys, plats, markers, or lines to thecontrary.

(Code 1950, § 28-117; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-100; 1964, c. 624; 1992, c. 836.)