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Such rules and regulations shall have the force and effect of law (i) after publication one time in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or county where the affected property is located, and (ii) when posted where the public using such property may conveniently see them. Violation of any rule or regulation which would have been a violation of law or ordinance if committed on a public street or highway shall be tried and punished as if it had been committed on a public street or highway. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 589 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. 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Violation of any rule or regulation which would have been\na violation of law or ordinance if committed on a public street or highway shall\nbe tried and punished as if it had been committed on a public street or highway.\nAny other violation of such rules and regulations shall be punishable as a Class\n1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 589.","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}}