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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 269 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1984, chapter 590.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":225241,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54371,"identifier":"45.2-2108","token":"45.2\/V\/21\/3\/45.2-2108","url":"\/45.2-2108\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-2108\/","token":"45.2\/V\/21\/3\/45.2-2108","dublin_core":{"Title":" Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-2108","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Exploration activity<\/span>” means and is limited to the drilling of test holes or stratigraphic or core holes of a depth in excess of 50 feet for the purpose of determining the location, quantity, or quality of uranium ore.\n\t\t“Person<\/span>” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity.\n\t\t“Usable quality water<\/span>” means groundwater that is used or can be used for a beneficial purpose, including a domestic, livestock, or irrigation use.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n DEFINITIONS (\u00a7 45.2-2108)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Exploration activity” means and is limited to the drilling of\ntest holes or stratigraphic or core holes of a depth in excess of 50 feet for\nthe purpose of determining the location, quantity, or quality of uranium ore.\n\t\t“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership,\nassociation, or other legal entity.\n\t\t“Usable quality water” means groundwater that is used or can be\nused for a beneficial purpose, including a domestic, livestock, or irrigation\nuse.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 269, \u00a7 45.1-273; 1984, c. 590; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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}}