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T. Ward’s 57.48-acre lease; thence in a northerly direction following the west side of said J. T. Ward’s lease to corner No. 5 of the hereinabove mentioned lease; thence in a due west course to the low-water mark on the eastern side of Stove Point; thence following in a southerly direction the low-water mark of the east side of Stove Point to the point of beginning.\n\t\tHowever, nothing in this section shall affect any oyster ground assignments that are now in effect or prohibit 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":254683,"text":"The following area, in the Piankatank River around and near Stove Point, Middlesex County, is declared to be public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals and unassignable to any person for private use:\n\t\tBeginning at survey station “R” on extreme southern tip of Stove Point as a point of reference; thence in a southerly direction to the low-water mark on the southern tip of Stove Point; thence in a northerly direction following the low-water mark on the west side of Stove Point to a point due west of survey station “Billy”; thence in a due west course to Public Ground No. 3, Middlesex County; thence in a southerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 6 of said Public Ground; thence in a southerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 5; thence in an easterly direction to Public Ground corner No. 4; thence in a southeasterly direction to Public Ground corner No. 3; thence in a southeasterly direction to a point, said point being on Public Ground No. 5, of Mathews County; thence in a northeasterly direction, following Public Ground No. 5, Mathews County, to a point; thence in a northwesterly direction to Public Ground corner No. 14 of Public Ground No. 2, Middlesex County; thence in a north-northwesterly direction to Public Ground corner No. 13 of said Public Ground; thence in a westerly direction to corner No. 4 of J. 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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 142; 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":191679,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70589,"identifier":"28.2-646","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/4\/28.2-646","url":"\/28.2-646\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-646\/","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/4\/28.2-646","dublin_core":{"Title":"Declaring certain areas in Piankatank River near Stove Point, Middlesex County, public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-646","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The following area, in the Piankatank River around and near Stove Point, Middlesex County, is declared to be public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals<\/span> and unassignable to any person for private use:\n\t\tBeginning at survey station “R” on extreme southern tip of Stove Point as a point of reference; thence in a southerly direction to the low-water mark on the southern tip of Stove Point; thence in a northerly direction following the low-water mark on the west side of Stove Point to a point due west of survey station “Billy”; thence in a due west course to Public Ground No. 3, Middlesex County; thence in a southerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 6 of said Public Ground; thence in a southerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 5; thence in an easterly direction to Public Ground corner No. 4; thence in a southeasterly direction to Public Ground corner No. 3; thence in a southeasterly direction to a point, said point being on Public Ground No. 5, of Mathews County; thence in a northeasterly direction, following Public Ground No. 5, Mathews County, to a point; thence in a northwesterly direction to Public Ground corner No. 14 of Public Ground No. 2, Middlesex County; thence in a north-northwesterly direction to Public Ground corner No. 13 of said Public Ground; thence in a westerly direction to corner No. 4 of J. T. Ward’s 57.48-acre lease; thence in a northerly direction following the west side of said J. T. Ward’s lease to corner No. 5 of the hereinabove mentioned lease; thence in a due west course to the low-water mark on the eastern side of Stove Point; thence following in a southerly direction the low-water mark of the east side of Stove Point to the point of beginning.\n\t\tHowever, nothing in this section shall affect any oyster ground assignments that are now in effect or prohibit 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 PIANKATANK RIVER NEAR STOVE POINT, MIDDLESEX COUNTY,\nPUBLIC OYSTER ROCKS, BEDS, AND SHOALS (\u00a7 28.2-646)\n\nThe following area, in the Piankatank River around and near Stove Point,\nMiddlesex County, is declared to be public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals and\nunassignable to any person for private use:\n\t\tBeginning at survey station “R” on extreme southern tip of Stove\nPoint as a point of reference; thence in a southerly direction to the low-water\nmark on the southern tip of Stove Point; thence in a northerly direction\nfollowing the low-water mark on the west side of Stove Point to a point due west\nof survey station “Billy”; thence in a due west course to Public\nGround No. 3, Middlesex County; thence in a southerly direction to Public Ground\ncorner No. 6 of said Public Ground; thence in a southerly direction to Public\nGround corner No. 5; thence in an easterly direction to Public Ground corner No.\n4; thence in a southeasterly direction to Public Ground corner No. 3; thence in\na southeasterly direction to a point, said point being on Public Ground No. 5,\nof Mathews County; thence in a northeasterly direction, following Public Ground\nNo. 5, Mathews County, to a point; thence in a northwesterly direction to Public\nGround corner No. 14 of Public Ground No. 2, Middlesex County; thence in a\nnorth-northwesterly direction to Public Ground corner No. 13 of said Public\nGround; thence in a westerly direction to corner No. 4 of J. T. Ward’s\n57.48-acre lease; thence in a northerly direction following the west side of\nsaid J. T. Ward’s lease to corner No. 5 of the hereinabove mentioned\nlease; thence in a due west course to the low-water mark on the eastern side of\nStove Point; thence following in a southerly direction the low-water mark of the\neast side of Stove Point to the point of beginning.\n\t\tHowever, nothing in this section shall affect any oyster ground assignments\nthat are now in effect or prohibit assignment of a portion of such area to\nriparian owners under Article 1 (\u00a7 28.2-600 et seq.) of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-204.4; 1956, c. 142; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-156; 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}}