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It has been modified 3 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 1956, chapter 654; in 1970, chapter 480; in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74013,"section_number":"2.2-3110","catch_line":"Further exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3110\/"},{"id":77384,"section_number":"24.2-506","catch_line":"Petition of qualified voters required; number of signatures required; certain towns excepted","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-506\/"},{"id":75872,"section_number":"58.1-609.1","catch_line":"Governmental and commodities exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-609.1\/"},{"id":59976,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:51","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_51\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":144021,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57608,"identifier":"10.1-506","token":"10.1\/I\/5\/3\/10.1-506","url":"\/10.1-506\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-506\/","token":"10.1\/I\/5\/3\/10.1-506","dublin_core":{"Title":"Power to create new districts and to relocate or define district boundaries; composition of districts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-506","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall have the power to (i) create a new <span class=\"dictionary\">district<\/span> from territory not previously within an existing <span class=\"dictionary\">district<\/span>, (ii) merge or divide existing districts, (iii) transfer territory from an existing <span class=\"dictionary\">district<\/span> to another <span class=\"dictionary\">district<\/span>, (iv) modify or create a <span class=\"dictionary\">district<\/span> by a combination of the above and (v) relocate or define the boundaries of <span class=\"dictionary\">soil and water conservation districts<\/span> in the manner hereinafter prescribed. <a id=\"paragraph-211080\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-506\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> An incorporated town within any <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> having a <span class=\"dictionary\">soil and water conservation district<\/span> shall be a part of that district. If a town lies within the boundaries of more than one <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>, it shall be considered to be wholly within the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> in which the larger portion of the town lies. <a id=\"paragraph-211081\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-506\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWER TO CREATE NEW DISTRICTS AND TO RELOCATE OR DEFINE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES;\nCOMPOSITION OF DISTRICTS (\u00a7 10.1-506)\n\nA. The Board shall have the power to (i) create a new district from territory\nnot previously within an existing district, (ii) merge or divide existing\ndistricts, (iii) transfer territory from an existing district to another\ndistrict, (iv) modify or create a district by a combination of the above and (v)\nrelocate or define the boundaries of soil and water conservation districts in\nthe manner hereinafter prescribed.\n\nB. An incorporated town within any county having a soil and water conservation\ndistrict shall be a part of that district. If a town lies within the boundaries\nof more than one county, it shall be considered to be wholly within the county\nin which the larger portion of the town lies.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 21-2; 1956, c. 654; 1970, c. 480, \u00a7 21-12.1; 1988, c.\n891.","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}}