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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 850<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56598,"section_number":"28.2-1503","catch_line":"Management of lands","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1503\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192203,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72490,"identifier":"28.2-1502","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/1\/28.2-1502","url":"\/28.2-1502\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-1502\/","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/1\/28.2-1502","dublin_core":{"Title":"Ownership of ungranted shores of the sea, marsh and meadowlands","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-1502","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh and meadowlands shall remain the property of the Commonwealth. Such ungranted marsh and meadowlands which have been used as a commons by the people of the Commonwealth shall continue as a commons for the purpose of fishing<\/span>, fowling, hunting, and the taking and catching of oysters and other shellfish<\/span>. All ungranted shores of the sea<\/span> may be used as a commons for the purpose of fishing<\/span>, fowling, hunting, and the taking and catching of oysters and other shellfish<\/span>. The Commission<\/span> shall manage all ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh and meadowlands as provided in Article 2 (\u00a7 28.2-1503<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOWNERSHIP OF UNGRANTED SHORES OF THE SEA, MARSH AND MEADOWLANDS (\u00a7 28.2-1502)\n\nAll ungranted shores of the sea, marsh and meadowlands shall remain the property\nof the Commonwealth. Such ungranted marsh and meadowlands which have been used\nas a commons by the people of the Commonwealth shall continue as a commons for\nthe purpose of fishing, fowling, hunting, and the taking and catching of oysters\nand other shellfish. All ungranted shores of the sea may be used as a commons\nfor the purpose of fishing, fowling, hunting, and the taking and catching of\noysters and other shellfish. The Commission shall manage all ungranted shores of\nthe sea, marsh and meadowlands as provided in Article 2 (\u00a7 28.2-1503 et seq.)\nof this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 850.","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}}