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The Commission shall have jurisdiction over all commercial fishing and all marine fish, marine shellfish, marine organisms, and habitat in such areas. In waters of the Albemarle and Currituck watersheds, the Commission’s fisheries management jurisdiction is limited to the recreational and commercial harvest of blue crabs. The Commission’s jurisdiction shall also include the power to exercise regulatory authority over all structures and improvements built or proposed by riparian property owners in the Potomac River appurtenant to the shore of the Commonwealth. 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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 1962, chapter 406; in 1968, chapter 746; in 1992, chapter 836; in 2005, chapter 191<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 595<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59289,"section_number":"15.2-1725.1","catch_line":"Concurrent jurisdiction; limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1725.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":59255,"section_number":"28.2-1200","catch_line":"Ungranted beds of bays, rivers, creeks and shores of the sea to remain in common","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":190601,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83264,"identifier":"28.2-101","token":"28.2\/I\/1\/1\/28.2-101","url":"\/28.2-101\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-101\/","token":"28.2\/I\/1\/1\/28.2-101","dublin_core":{"Title":"Jurisdiction of Commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-101","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The jurisdiction<\/span> of the Commission<\/span> shall include the Commonwealth’s territorial sea<\/span> and extend to the fall line of all tidal rivers and streams except in the case of state-owned bottomlands where jurisdiction<\/span> extends throughout the Commonwealth. The Commission<\/span> shall have jurisdiction<\/span> over all commercial fishing<\/span> and all marine fish<\/span>, marine shellfish<\/span>, marine organisms<\/span>, and habitat<\/span> in such areas. In waters of the Albemarle and Currituck watersheds, the Commission<\/span>’s fisheries<\/span> management jurisdiction<\/span> is limited to the recreational and commercial harvest of blue crabs. The Commission<\/span>’s jurisdiction<\/span> shall also include the power to exercise regulatory authority over all structures and improvements built or proposed by riparian property owners in the Potomac River appurtenant to the shore of the Commonwealth. The Commission<\/span> shall exercise such regulatory authority in the Potomac River consistent with the provisions of Subtitle III (\u00a7 28.2-1200<\/a> et seq.), and all regulations, guidance, and policies adopted thereunder.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJURISDICTION OF COMMISSION (\u00a7 28.2-101)\n\nThe jurisdiction of the Commission shall include the Commonwealth’s\nterritorial sea and extend to the fall line of all tidal rivers and streams\nexcept in the case of state-owned bottomlands where jurisdiction extends\nthroughout the Commonwealth. The Commission shall have jurisdiction over all\ncommercial fishing and all marine fish, marine shellfish, marine organisms, and\nhabitat in such areas. In waters of the Albemarle and Currituck watersheds, the\nCommission’s fisheries management jurisdiction is limited to the\nrecreational and commercial harvest of blue crabs. The Commission’s\njurisdiction shall also include the power to exercise regulatory authority over\nall structures and improvements built or proposed by riparian property owners in\nthe Potomac River appurtenant to the shore of the Commonwealth. The Commission\nshall exercise such regulatory authority in the Potomac River consistent with\nthe provisions of Subtitle III (\u00a7 28.2-1200 et seq.), and all regulations,\nguidance, and policies adopted thereunder.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-3; 1950, p. 979; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-3; 1968, c.\n746; 1992, c. 836; 2005, c. 191; 2012, c. 595.","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}}