28.2-624 - Public rocks, etc., not to be used or staked off; penalty. - Virginia Statutes

§ 28.2-624. Public rocks, etc., not to be used or staked off; penalty.

It is unlawful for any person to stake, use, or occupy for the purpose ofpropagating or planting oysters or shells any public oyster bed, rock, orshoal, or any bottom which has not been assigned to him, or any publicclamming grounds which have been set aside as such. The officer for thatdistrict or any other officer of the Commission shall require any such personto remove all stakes, watchhouses, or other obstructions from the publicbeds, rocks, or shoals or from any bottom which has not been assigned to him. The failure of any person to remove such stakes or other obstructions withinten days of receiving the written notice is a separate and additionalunlawful act and violation of this section. The stakes or other obstructionsshall be removed by the officer at the cost of the person unlawfully placingor having placed the stakes or other obstructions.

A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

(Code 1950, § 28-125; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-111; 1992, c. 836.)