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Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, except that any person convicted of destroying fish by means of explosives shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\t\tThe owner or lessee of any property on which fish are destroyed by means of explosives shall be entitled to recover liquidated damages in an amount deemed appropriate by the court from any person convicted of destroying fish by such means.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":204940,"text":"It shall be unlawful to use any explosive for the destruction of fish, or knowingly cast any noxious substance or matter into any watercourse of the Commonwealth where fish or fish spawn may be destroyed, or to place or to allow to pass into the watercourses of the Commonwealth any sawdust, ashes, lime, gas, tar, or refuse of gas works, injurious to fish. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 709; in 1962, chapter 469; in 1987, chapter 488; in 1988, chapter 158.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":193185,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55951,"identifier":"29.1-533","token":"29.1\/5\/3\/29.1-533","url":"\/29.1-533\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-533\/","token":"29.1\/5\/3\/29.1-533","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibition against use of substances injurious to fish","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-533","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful to use any explosive for the destruction of fish, or knowingly cast any noxious substance or matter into any watercourse of the Commonwealth where fish or fish spawn may be destroyed, or to place or to allow to pass into the watercourses of the Commonwealth any sawdust, ashes, lime, gas, tar, or refuse of gas works, injurious to fish. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>, except that any person convicted of destroying fish by means of explosives shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.\n\t\tThe owner or lessee of any property on which fish are destroyed by means of explosives shall be entitled to recover liquidated damages<\/span> in an amount deemed appropriate by the court<\/span> from any person convicted of destroying fish by such means.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF SUBSTANCES INJURIOUS TO FISH (\u00a7 29.1-533)\n\nIt shall be unlawful to use any explosive for the destruction of fish, or\nknowingly cast any noxious substance or matter into any watercourse of the\nCommonwealth where fish or fish spawn may be destroyed, or to place or to allow\nto pass into the watercourses of the Commonwealth any sawdust, ashes, lime, gas,\ntar, or refuse of gas works, injurious to fish. Any person violating any of the\nprovisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, except that\nany person convicted of destroying fish by means of explosives shall be guilty\nof a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\t\tThe owner or lessee of any property on which fish are destroyed by means of\nexplosives shall be entitled to recover liquidated damages in an amount deemed\nappropriate by the court from any person convicted of destroying fish by such\nmeans.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 29-153; 1956, c. 709; 1962, c. 469; 1987, c. 488; 1988,\nc. 158.","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}}