Code of Virginia - Title 28.2 Fisheries And Habitat Of The Tidal Waters - Section 28.2-1200 Ungranted beds of bays, rivers, creeks and shores of the sea to remain in common

§ 28.2-1200. Ungranted beds of bays, rivers, creeks and shores of the sea to remain in common

All the beds of the bays, rivers, creeks and the shores of the sea within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, not conveyed by special grant or compact according to law, shall remain the property of the Commonwealth and may be used as a common by all the people of the Commonwealth for the purpose of fishing, fowling, hunting, and taking and catching oysters and other shellfish. No grant shall be issued by the Librarian of Virginia to pass any estate or interest of the Commonwealth in any natural oyster bed, rock, or shoal, whether or not it ebbs bare.

(Code 1950, § 62-1; 1960, c. 533; 1968, c. 659, § 62.1-1; 1992, c. 836; 1995, c. 850; 1998, c. 427.)

Sections:  28.2-1200  28.2-1200.1  28.2-1201  28.2-1202  28.2-1203  28.2-1204  28.2-1204.1  28.2-1204.2  28.2-1205  28.2-1205.1  28.2-1206  28.2-1207  28.2-1208  28.2-1209  28.2-1210  Next

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