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Violations of this section shall be punishable as a misdemeanor under \u00a7 18.2-12; and each day for which any violation continues without removal of such obstruction, on and after the tenth day following service of process on the violator in accordance with \u00a7 19.2-75, shall constitute a separate offense punishable as a misdemeanor under \u00a7 18.2-12.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":213486,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or otherwise dispose of trash, debris, tree laps, logs, or fell timber or make or cause to be made any obstruction which exists for more than a week (excepting a lawfully constructed dam) in, under, over or across any river, creek, stream, or swamp, so as to obstruct the free passage of boats, canoes, or other floating vessels, or fish in such waters. 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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 1964, chapter 157; in 1968, chapter 86; in 1988, chapter 196.<\/p>","references":[{"id":87311,"section_number":"10.1-1135","catch_line":"Appointment and compensation of forest wardens; oath; powers","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1135\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":87311,"section_number":"10.1-1135","catch_line":"Appointment and compensation of forest wardens; oath; powers","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1135\/"},{"id":86850,"section_number":"18.2-12","catch_line":"Same; where no punishment or maximum punishment prescribed","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-12\/"},{"id":79219,"section_number":"19.2-75","catch_line":"Copy of process to be left with accused; exception","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-75\/"},{"id":56161,"section_number":"29.1-205","catch_line":"Power to make arrests","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-205\/"}],"permalink":{"id":268641,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58267,"identifier":"62.1-194.2","token":"62.1\/20\/62.1-194.2","url":"\/62.1-194.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-194.2\/","token":"62.1\/20\/62.1-194.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Throwing trash, etc., into or obstructing river, creek, stream or swamp","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-194.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or otherwise dispose of trash, debris, tree laps, logs, or fell timber or make or cause to be made any obstruction which exists for more than a week (excepting a lawfully constructed dam) in, under, over or across any river, creek, stream, or swamp, so as to obstruct the free passage of boats, canoes, or other floating vessels, or fish in such waters. The provisions of this section shall be enforceable by duly authorized state and local law<\/span>-enforcement officials and by conservation police officers whose general police power under \u00a7 29.1-205<\/a> and forest wardens whose general police powers under \u00a7 10.1-1135<\/a> shall be deemed to include enforcement of the provisions of this section. Violations of this section shall be punishable as a misdemeanor<\/span> under \u00a7 18.2-12<\/a>; and each day for which any violation continues without removal of such obstruction, on and after the tenth day following service of process<\/span> on the violator in accordance with \u00a7 19.2-75<\/a>, shall constitute a separate offense<\/span> punishable as a misdemeanor<\/span> under \u00a7 18.2-12<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTHROWING TRASH, ETC., INTO OR OBSTRUCTING RIVER, CREEK, STREAM OR SWAMP (\u00a7\n62.1-194.2)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to throw or otherwise dispose of trash,\ndebris, tree laps, logs, or fell timber or make or cause to be made any\nobstruction which exists for more than a week (excepting a lawfully constructed\ndam) in, under, over or across any river, creek, stream, or swamp, so as to\nobstruct the free passage of boats, canoes, or other floating vessels, or fish\nin such waters. The provisions of this section shall be enforceable by duly\nauthorized state and local law-enforcement officials and by conservation police\nofficers whose general police power under \u00a7 29.1-205 and forest wardens whose\ngeneral police powers under \u00a7 10.1-1135 shall be deemed to include enforcement\nof the provisions of this section. Violations of this section shall be\npunishable as a misdemeanor under \u00a7 18.2-12; and each day for which any\nviolation continues without removal of such obstruction, on and after the tenth\nday following service of process on the violator in accordance with \u00a7 19.2-75,\nshall constitute a separate offense punishable as a misdemeanor under \u00a7\n18.2-12.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 62-187.1; 1964, c. 157; 1968, c. 86; 1988, c. 196.","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}}