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Such posting shall include, where possible, posting at public places where it is customary to post notices concerning county or municipal affairs. Hearings held pursuant to such notice, at the time and place designated in the notice, may be adjourned from time to time without renewing the notice for the adjourned dates.\n\t\t“Governing body of a city or county” means the entire governing body regardless of whether all or part of that city or county is included or to be included within a district.\n\t\t“Government” or “governmental” includes the government of this Commonwealth, the government of the United States, and any of their subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities.\n\t\t“Land occupier” or “occupier of land” includes any person, firm or corporation who holds title to, or is in possession of, any lands lying within a district organized, or proposed to be organized, under the provisions of this chapter, in the capacity of owner, lessee, renter, tenant, or cropper. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 670; in 1964, chapter 512; in 1970, chapter 480; in 1985, chapter 448; in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55834,"section_number":"3.2-400","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-400\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":143985,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55023,"identifier":"10.1-500","token":"10.1\/I\/5\/1\/10.1-500","url":"\/10.1-500\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-500\/","token":"10.1\/I\/5\/1\/10.1-500","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-500","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Board<\/span>” means the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board<\/span>.\n\t\t“County” includes towns.\n\t\t“City” includes all cities chartered under the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“District” or “soil and water conservation district<\/span>” means a political subdivision of this Commonwealth organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.\n\t\t“District director<\/span>” means a member of the governing body of a district authorized to serve as a director.\n\t\t“Due notice<\/span>” means notice published at least twice, with an interval of at least seven days between the two publication dates, in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation within the appropriate area, or if no such publication of general circulation is available, by posting at a reasonable number of conspicuous places within the appropriate area. Such posting shall include, where possible, posting at public places where it is customary to post notices concerning county or municipal affairs. Hearings<\/span> held pursuant to such notice, at the time and place designated in the notice, may be adjourned from time to time without renewing the notice for the adjourned dates.\n\t\t“Governing body of a city or county<\/span>” means the entire governing body regardless of whether all or part of that city or county is included or to be included within a district.\n\t\t“Government<\/span>” or “governmental<\/span>” includes the government<\/span> of this Commonwealth, the government<\/span> of the United States, and any of their subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities.\n\t\t“Land occupier<\/span>” or “occupier of land<\/span>” includes any person, firm or corporation who holds title to, or is in possession<\/span> of, any lands lying within a district organized, or proposed to be organized, under the provisions of this chapter, in the capacity of owner, lessee, renter, tenant, or cropper. The terms “land occupier<\/span>” and “occupier of land<\/span>” shall not include an ordinary employee or hired hand who is furnished a dwelling, garden, utilities, supplies, or the like, as part payment, or payment in full, for his labor.\n\t\t“Locality<\/span>” means a county, city or town.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 10.1-500)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Board” means the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board.\n\t\t“County” includes towns.\n\t\t“City” includes all cities chartered under the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“District” or “soil and water conservation district”\nmeans a political subdivision of this Commonwealth organized in accordance with\nthe provisions of this chapter.\n\t\t“District director” means a member of the governing body of a\ndistrict authorized to serve as a director.\n\t\t“Due notice” means notice published at least twice, with an\ninterval of at least seven days between the two publication dates, in a\nnewspaper or other publication of general circulation within the appropriate\narea, or if no such publication of general circulation is available, by posting\nat a reasonable number of conspicuous places within the appropriate area. Such\nposting shall include, where possible, posting at public places where it is\ncustomary to post notices concerning county or municipal affairs. Hearings held\npursuant to such notice, at the time and place designated in the notice, may be\nadjourned from time to time without renewing the notice for the adjourned dates.\n\t\t“Governing body of a city or county” means the entire governing\nbody regardless of whether all or part of that city or county is included or to\nbe included within a district.\n\t\t“Government” or “governmental” includes the government\nof this Commonwealth, the government of the United States, and any of their\nsubdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities.\n\t\t“Land occupier” or “occupier of land” includes any\nperson, firm or corporation who holds title to, or is in possession of, any\nlands lying within a district organized, or proposed to be organized, under the\nprovisions of this chapter, in the capacity of owner, lessee, renter, tenant, or\ncropper. The terms “land occupier” and “occupier of\nland” shall not include an ordinary employee or hired hand who is\nfurnished a dwelling, garden, utilities, supplies, or the like, as part payment,\nor payment in full, for his labor.\n\t\t“Locality” means a county, city or town.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 21-3; 1950, p. 76; 1954, c. 670; 1964, c. 512; 1970, c.\n480; 1985, c. 448; 1988, c. 891.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}