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To the extent not inconsistent with that goal, the management plan shall also consider the traditional uses of such properties and the promotion of tourism and commerce. Through methods consistent with that goal, the management plan, and any regulations and guidelines promulgated to implement the management plan, shall recognize the use of such properties, where they have been so used in the past, as a commons by the people of the Commonwealth for the purpose of fishing, fowling, hunting, and the taking and catching of oysters and other shellfish. The Commission shall review the management plan every five years.B\n\nIn developing regulations, guidelines, or management plans under this chapter, the Commission shall consult with the Virginia Coastal Land Management Advisory Council.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":256675,"text":"The Commission shall prepare and implement a plan for the management of the Commonwealth’s ungranted shores of the sea, marsh and meadowlands. 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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":false,"permalink":{"id":192213,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71209,"identifier":"28.2-1504","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/2\/28.2-1504","url":"\/28.2-1504\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-1504\/","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/2\/28.2-1504","dublin_core":{"Title":"Preparation of management plan","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-1504","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall prepare and implement a plan for the management of the Commonwealth’s ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh and meadowlands. The management plan, and any regulations and guidelines promulgated to implement the management plan, shall conserve and protect the shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh and meadowlands, and the natural values and natural processes associated therewith. To the extent not inconsistent with that goal, the management plan shall also consider the traditional uses of such properties and the promotion of tourism and commerce. Through methods consistent with that goal, the management plan, and any regulations and guidelines promulgated to implement the management plan, shall recognize the use of such properties, where they have been so used in the past, as a commons by the people of the Commonwealth for the purpose of fishing<\/span>, fowling, hunting, and the taking and catching of oysters and other shellfish<\/span>. The Commission<\/span> shall review the management plan every five years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In developing regulations, guidelines, or management plans under this chapter, the Commission<\/span> shall consult with the Virginia Coastal Land Management Advisory Council<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPREPARATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN (\u00a7 28.2-1504)\n\nA. The Commission shall prepare and implement a plan for the management of the\nCommonwealth’s ungranted shores of the sea, marsh and meadowlands. The\nmanagement plan, and any regulations and guidelines promulgated to implement the\nmanagement plan, shall conserve and protect the shores of the sea, marsh and\nmeadowlands, and the natural values and natural processes associated therewith.\nTo the extent not inconsistent with that goal, the management plan shall also\nconsider the traditional uses of such properties and the promotion of tourism\nand commerce. Through methods consistent with that goal, the management plan,\nand any regulations and guidelines promulgated to implement the management plan,\nshall recognize the use of such properties, where they have been so used in the\npast, as a commons by the people of the Commonwealth for the purpose of fishing,\nfowling, hunting, and the taking and catching of oysters and other shellfish.\nThe Commission shall review the management plan every five years.\n\nB. In developing regulations, guidelines, or management plans under this\nchapter, the Commission shall consult with the Virginia Coastal Land Management\nAdvisory Council.\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}}