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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 15 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 649; in 1954, chapter 352; in 1958, chapter 183; in 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1964, chapter 393; in 1966, chapter 684; in 1970, chapter 726; in 1972, chapter 644; in 1973, chapter 14; in 1978, chapters 546 and 548; in 1980, chapters 34 and 609; in 1984, chapter 259; in 1992, chapter 836; in 2019, chapter 164<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":191519,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62276,"identifier":"28.2-608","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/2\/28.2-608","url":"\/28.2-608\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-608\/","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/2\/28.2-608","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application, surveying, and recording fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-608","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any applicant for general oyster-planting ground or for riparian oyster ground shall pay (i) an application fee of $300 if the application is for less than five acres, $500 if the application is for five to 25 acres, and $1,000 if the application is for more than 25 acres; and (ii) the Commission<\/span>’s surveying costs including the cost of the survey and of preparing the original and one copy of the plat. No ground shall be assigned until all the prescribed fees have been paid.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION, SURVEYING, AND RECORDING FEES (\u00a7 28.2-608)\n\nAny applicant for general oyster-planting ground or for riparian oyster ground\nshall pay (i) an application fee of $300 if the application is for less than\nfive acres, $500 if the application is for five to 25 acres, and $1,000 if the\napplication is for more than 25 acres; and (ii) the Commission’s surveying\ncosts including the cost of the survey and of preparing the original and one\ncopy of the plat. No ground shall be assigned until all the prescribed fees have\nbeen paid.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 28-39, 28-124; 1952, c. 649; 1954, c. 352; 1958, c.\n183; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7\u00a7 28.1-44, 28.1-109(7); 1964, c. 393; 1966,\nc. 684; 1970, c. 726; 1972, c. 644; 1973, c. 14; 1978, cc. 546, 548; 1980, cc.\n34, 609; 1984, c. 259; 1992, c. 836; 2019, c. 164.","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}}