Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org7261428.2-106.1Patrol and enforcement of federal safety zones and restricted areas2025Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal WatersGeneral Provisions Relating to Marine Resources CommissionAdministrationSupport Activities

Pursuant to federal authorization or upon request from a federal agency, the Virginia Marine Police, conservation police officers of the Department of Wildlife Resources, and the marine patrol divisions of police departments located in Tidewater Virginia may patrol and enforce all federal security zones, federal safety zones, and federal restricted areas located within the tidal waters of the Commonwealth.

2002, c. 789; 2005, c. 516; 2007, c. 554; 2010, cc. 153, 500; 2020, c. 958.