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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1958, chapter 328; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81312,"section_number":"15.2-5114","catch_line":"Powers of authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5114\/"},{"id":55586,"section_number":"15.2-5147","catch_line":"Powers of localities, etc., to make grants and conveyances to and contracts with authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5147\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":156559,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78876,"identifier":"15.2-927","token":"15.2\/II\/9\/2\/15.2-927","url":"\/15.2-927\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-927\/","token":"15.2\/II\/9\/2\/15.2-927","dublin_core":{"Title":"Garbage and refuse disposal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-927","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any locality<\/span> may collect and dispose of garbage and other refuse; may regulate and inspect incinerators, dumps and other places and facilities for the disposal of garbage and other refuse and the manner in which such incinerators, dumps, places and facilities are operated or maintained; and without liability to the owner thereof may prevent the use thereof for such purposes when they contribute or are likely to contribute to the contraction or spread of infectious, contagious or dangerous diseases.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGARBAGE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL (\u00a7 15.2-927)\n\nAny locality may collect and dispose of garbage and other refuse; may regulate\nand inspect incinerators, dumps and other places and facilities for the disposal\nof garbage and other refuse and the manner in which such incinerators, dumps,\nplaces and facilities are operated or maintained; and without liability to the\nowner thereof may prevent the use thereof for such purposes when they contribute\nor are likely to contribute to the contraction or spread of infectious,\ncontagious or dangerous diseases.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-77.21; 1958, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-857; 1997,\nc. 587.","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}}