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§ 28.2-614 Requiring lessee or transferor to have ground surveyed and plat recorded; canceling lease for failure of lessee to have survey

If the Commissioner determines that in any past assignment of or in any attempt to transfer oyster ground, a survey, or a recorded plat, does not accurately describe the metes and bounds of the leased ground, the Commissioner shall require the lessee, the transferor, or both to have the ground surveyed and the plat recorded. If the lessee fails to order the survey or resurvey within six months after date of notification to the lessee or transferor, by certified mail, the Commissioner shall cancel the lease and may accept applications for this ground from the general public.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 13 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 1954, chapter 352; in 1958, chapter 183; in 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1964, chapter 393; in 1966, chapter 684; in 1970, chapter 726; in 1972, chapter 644; in 1973, chapter 14; in 1978, chapters 546 and 548; in 1980, chapters 34 and 609; in 1984, chapter 259; in 1992, chapter 836.

Code 1950, § 28-124; 1954, c. 352; 1958, c. 183; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-109(12b); 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1970, c. 726; 1972, c. 644; 1973, c. 14; 1978, cc. 546, 548; 1980, cc. 34, 609; 1984, c. 259; 1992, c. 836.

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