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The initials of the lessee shall be displayed on all lease corners in black letters on a white background not less than five inches in length. If it appears to the inspector that such ground is not properly marked, he may immediately suspend the dredging permit until the ground is properly marked.\n\t\tSuch initials shall also be placed upon each side of the prow of any boat or craft used or employed in dredging or scraping the planting ground.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":309566,"text":"A person shall not dredge or scrape his oyster-planting ground unless he has first properly designated and marked the oyster-planting ground as prescribed by the Commission in accordance with \u00a7 28.2-607. The initials of the lessee shall be displayed on all lease corners in black letters on a white background not less than five inches in length. 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It has been modified 10 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 1952, chapter 643; in 1954, chapter 43; in 1958, chapter 477; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1964, chapter 393; in 1968, chapter 747; in 1972, chapter 644; in 1979, chapter 274; in 1986, chapters 171 and 184; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61019,"section_number":"28.2-826","catch_line":"Crassostrea ariakensis","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-826\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83801,"section_number":"28.2-607","catch_line":"Survey and marking of ground","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-607\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191289,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86432,"identifier":"28.2-517","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/2\/28.2-517","url":"\/28.2-517\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-517\/","token":"28.2\/II\/5\/2\/28.2-517","dublin_core":{"Title":"Marking ground","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-517","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A person shall not dredge or scrape his oyster-planting ground unless he has first properly designated and marked the oyster-planting ground as prescribed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> in accordance with \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Survey and marking of ground\" href=\"\/28.2-607\/\">28.2-607<\/a>. The initials of the lessee shall be displayed on all lease corners in black letters on a white background not less than five inches in length. If it appears to the inspector that such ground is not properly marked, he may immediately suspend the dredging permit until the ground is properly marked.\n\t\tSuch initials shall also be placed upon each side of the prow of any boat or craft used or employed in dredging or scraping the planting ground.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMARKING GROUND (\u00a7 28.2-517)\n\nA person shall not dredge or scrape his oyster-planting ground unless he has\nfirst properly designated and marked the oyster-planting ground as prescribed by\nthe Commission in accordance with \u00a7 28.2-607. The initials of the lessee shall\nbe displayed on all lease corners in black letters on a white background not\nless than five inches in length. If it appears to the inspector that such ground\nis not properly marked, he may immediately suspend the dredging permit until the\nground is properly marked.\n\t\tSuch initials shall also be placed upon each side of the prow of any boat or\ncraft used or employed in dredging or scraping the planting ground.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-158; 1950, p. 988; 1952, c. 643; 1954, c. 43; 1958, c.\n477; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-134; 1964, c. 393; 1968, c. 747; 1972, c. 644; 1979,\nc. 274; 1986, cc. 171, 184; 1992, c. 836.","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}}