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thence from the true point of beginning at low water following in a southwesterly direction the low-water mark on the northwest side of Saxis Island to a point, said point being the northeast side of Starling Creek; thence southwesterly across the mouth of Starling Creek to a point; thence following the low-water mark in a southwesterly direction to a point on the northeast side of the mouth of Fishing Creek; thence in a generally westerly direction across the mouth of Fishing Creek to a point; thence following the low-water mark around Drum Bay to a point due north of a concrete survey marker named “Drum”; thence due north to Public Ground No. 11; thence easterly to Public Ground corner No. 13; thence southeasterly to Public Ground corner No. 14; thence easterly to Public Ground corner No. 15; thence southeasterly to Public Ground corner No. 16; thence easterly to Public Ground corner No. 17; thence northeasterly to Public Ground corner No. 18; thence northwesterly to Public Ground corner No. 19; thence northeasterly to Public Ground corner No. 1; thence in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 14 of Public Ground No. 9; thence northerly to Public Ground corner No. 15; thence northeasterly to Public Ground corner No. 16; thence northeasterly toward Public Ground corner No. 17 to a point due north to the true point of beginning; thence due south to the point of beginning.\n\t\tHowever, nothing in this section shall prohibit the assignment of a portion of such area to riparian owners under Article 1 (\u00a7 28.2-600 et seq.) of this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":239430,"text":"The following area in Pocomoke Sound, Accomack County, contained within the following boundaries is declared to be public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals and unassignable to any person for private use:\n\t\tBeginning at a point on the low-water mark on the north end of Saxis Island, said point being due south from the low-water mark and marked by a concrete marker designated as survey point “B” on a map of Pocomoke Sound; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1956, chapter 135; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59363,"section_number":"28.2-600","catch_line":"Riparian planting ground assignments; eligibility; fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-600\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191675,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65886,"identifier":"28.2-645","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/4\/28.2-645","url":"\/28.2-645\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-645\/","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/4\/28.2-645","dublin_core":{"Title":"Declaring certain areas in Pocomoke Sound, Accomack County, public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-645","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The following area in Pocomoke Sound, Accomack County, contained within the following boundaries is declared to be public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals<\/span> and unassignable to any person for private use:\n\t\tBeginning at a point on the low-water mark on the north end of Saxis Island, said point being due south from the low-water mark and marked by a concrete marker designated as survey point “B” on a map of Pocomoke Sound; thence from the true point of beginning at low water following in a southwesterly direction the low-water mark on the northwest side of Saxis Island to a point, said point being the northeast side of Starling Creek; thence southwesterly across the mouth of Starling Creek to a point; thence following the low-water mark in a southwesterly direction to a point on the northeast side of the mouth of Fishing<\/span> Creek; thence in a generally westerly direction across the mouth of Fishing<\/span> Creek to a point; thence following the low-water mark around Drum Bay to a point due north of a concrete survey marker named “Drum”; thence due north to Public Ground No. 11; thence easterly to Public Ground corner No. 13; thence southeasterly to Public Ground corner No. 14; thence easterly to Public Ground corner No. 15; thence southeasterly to Public Ground corner No. 16; thence easterly to Public Ground corner No. 17; thence northeasterly to Public Ground corner No. 18; thence northwesterly to Public Ground corner No. 19; thence northeasterly to Public Ground corner No. 1; thence in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 14 of Public Ground No. 9; thence northerly to Public Ground corner No. 15; thence northeasterly to Public Ground corner No. 16; thence northeasterly toward Public Ground corner No. 17 to a point due north to the true point of beginning; thence due south to the point of beginning.\n\t\tHowever, nothing in this section shall prohibit the assignment of a portion of such area to riparian owners under Article 1 (\u00a7 28.2-600<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECLARING CERTAIN AREAS IN POCOMOKE SOUND, ACCOMACK COUNTY, PUBLIC OYSTER ROCKS,\nBEDS, AND SHOALS (\u00a7 28.2-645)\n\nThe following area in Pocomoke Sound, Accomack County, contained within the\nfollowing boundaries is declared to be public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals and\nunassignable to any person for private use:\n\t\tBeginning at a point on the low-water mark on the north end of Saxis Island,\nsaid point being due south from the low-water mark and marked by a concrete\nmarker designated as survey point “B” on a map of Pocomoke Sound;\nthence from the true point of beginning at low water following in a\nsouthwesterly direction the low-water mark on the northwest side of Saxis Island\nto a point, said point being the northeast side of Starling Creek; thence\nsouthwesterly across the mouth of Starling Creek to a point; thence following\nthe low-water mark in a southwesterly direction to a point on the northeast side\nof the mouth of Fishing Creek; thence in a generally westerly direction across\nthe mouth of Fishing Creek to a point; thence following the low-water mark\naround Drum Bay to a point due north of a concrete survey marker named\n“Drum”; thence due north to Public Ground No. 11; thence easterly to\nPublic Ground corner No. 13; thence southeasterly to Public Ground corner No.\n14; thence easterly to Public Ground corner No. 15; thence southeasterly to\nPublic Ground corner No. 16; thence easterly to Public Ground corner No. 17;\nthence northeasterly to Public Ground corner No. 18; thence northwesterly to\nPublic Ground corner No. 19; thence northeasterly to Public Ground corner No. 1;\nthence in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 14 of Public Ground\nNo. 9; thence northerly to Public Ground corner No. 15; thence northeasterly to\nPublic Ground corner No. 16; thence northeasterly toward Public Ground corner\nNo. 17 to a point due north to the true point of beginning; thence due south to\nthe point of beginning.\n\t\tHowever, nothing in this section shall prohibit the assignment of a portion of\nsuch area to riparian owners under Article 1 (\u00a7 28.2-600 et seq.) of this\nchapter.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-204.3; 1956, c. 135; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-155; 1992,\nc. 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}}