§ 18.2-139 Injuries to trees, fences or herbage on grounds of Capitol, or in any public square
If any person:
1. Cut down, pull up, girdle or otherwise injure or destroy any tree growing in the grounds of the Capitol, or in any public square or grounds, without the consent of the Governor, or of the circuit court of the county or city in which such grounds or square is situated; or
2. Willfully and maliciously injure the fences or herbage of the Capitol grounds, or of any such square or grounds, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.
Code 1950, § 18.1-180; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.