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If ground in excess of 3,000 acres is acquired, the person has a right to lawfully hold the ground for one year and shall have a legal right to assign it. If no assignment is made within one year, the ground in excess of 3,000 acres shall revert to the Commonwealth and may be applied for by any person having a legal right to do so.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":233619,"text":"No person shall own or operate more than 3,000 acres of general oyster-planting grounds in the waters of this Commonwealth other than in the Chesapeake Bay. If ground in excess of 3,000 acres is acquired, the person has a right to lawfully hold the ground for one year and shall have a legal right to assign it. 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It has been modified 13 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 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":191527,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64171,"identifier":"28.2-610","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/2\/28.2-610","url":"\/28.2-610\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-610\/","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/2\/28.2-610","dublin_core":{"Title":"Restriction on acreage owned or operated","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-610","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No person shall own or operate more than 3,000 acres of general oyster-planting grounds in the waters of this Commonwealth other than in the Chesapeake Bay. If ground in excess of 3,000 acres is acquired, the person has a right to lawfully hold the ground for one year and shall have a legal right to assign it. If no assignment is made within one year, the ground in excess of 3,000 acres shall revert to the Commonwealth and may be applied for by any person having a legal right to do so.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRESTRICTION ON ACREAGE OWNED OR OPERATED (\u00a7 28.2-610)\n\nNo person shall own or operate more than 3,000 acres of general oyster-planting\ngrounds in the waters of this Commonwealth other than in the Chesapeake Bay. If\nground in excess of 3,000 acres is acquired, the person has a right to lawfully\nhold the ground for one year and shall have a legal right to assign it. If no\nassignment is made within one year, the ground in excess of 3,000 acres shall\nrevert to the Commonwealth and may be applied for by any person having a legal\nright to do so.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-124; 1954, c. 352; 1958, c. 183; 1960, c. 517; 1962,\nc. 406, \u00a7 28.1-109(9); 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1970, c. 726; 1972, c. 644;\n1973, c. 14; 1978, cc. 546, 548; 1980, cc. 34, 609; 1984, c. 259; 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}}