Code of Virginia - Title 28.2 Fisheries And Habitat Of The Tidal Waters - Section 28.2-557 Unlawful to threaten or hinder surveyor; rights of surveyor; penalty

§ 28.2-557. Unlawful to threaten or hinder surveyor; rights of surveyor; penalty

It is unlawful for any person to threaten, resist, or in any manner interfere with a surveyor in the performance of duties relating to oyster grounds. The surveyor shall have the right to enter upon any person's lands in the performance of his duties.

A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

(Code 1950, § 28-119; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-102; 1992, c. 836.)

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