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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1966, chapter 11; in 1970, chapter 322; in 1974, chapter 319; in 1984, chapter 739; in 1989, chapter 656; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79172,"section_number":"10.1-1126.1","catch_line":"Silvicultural practices; local government authority limited","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1126.1\/"},{"id":68297,"section_number":"33.2-1200","catch_line":"Policy; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1200\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":206071,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65836,"identifier":"33.2-405","token":"33.2\/II\/4\/33.2-405","url":"\/33.2-405\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-405\/","token":"33.2\/II\/4\/33.2-405","dublin_core":{"Title":"Designation of scenic highways and Virginia byways","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-405","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> is authorized to designate any highway as a scenic highway<\/span> or as a Virginia byway<\/span>. This designation shall be made in cooperation with the Director of the Department<\/span> of Conservation and Recreation. Prior to designation, the local governing body and local planning commission, if any, in each county or city wherein the proposed scenic highway<\/span> or Virginia byway<\/span> is located shall be given notice and, upon request by any of the local governing bodies, the Board<\/span> shall hold a hearing<\/span> in one of the counties or cities wherein the proposed scenic highway<\/span> or Virginia byway<\/span> is located.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDESIGNATION OF SCENIC HIGHWAYS AND VIRGINIA BYWAYS (\u00a7 33.2-405)\n\nThe Board is authorized to designate any highway as a scenic highway or as a\nVirginia byway. This designation shall be made in cooperation with the Director\nof the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Prior to designation, the\nlocal governing body and local planning commission, if any, in each county or\ncity wherein the proposed scenic highway or Virginia byway is located shall be\ngiven notice and, upon request by any of the local governing bodies, the Board\nshall hold a hearing in one of the counties or cities wherein the proposed\nscenic highway or Virginia byway is located.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-43.1; 1966, c. 11; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-62; 1974, c.\n319; 1984, c. 739; 1989, c. 656; 2014, c. 805.","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}}