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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>71209</law_id><section_number>28.2-1504</section_number><catch_line>Preparation of management plan</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="28.2">Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Habitat</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="15">Ungranted Shores of the Sea, Marshes and Meadowlands</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Management of Ungranted Shores of the Sea, Marsh and Meadowlands</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> shall prepare and implement a plan for the management of the Commonwealth&#x2019;s ungranted <span class="dictionary">shores of the sea</span>, marsh and meadowlands. The management plan, and any regulations and guidelines promulgated to implement the management plan, shall conserve and protect the <span class="dictionary">shores of the sea</span>, marsh and meadowlands, and the natural values and natural processes associated therewith. To the extent not inconsistent with that goal, the management plan shall also consider the traditional uses of such properties and the promotion of tourism and commerce. Through methods consistent with that goal, the management plan, and any regulations and guidelines promulgated to implement the management plan, shall recognize the use of such properties, where they have been so used in the past, as a commons by the people of the Commonwealth for the purpose of <span class="dictionary">fishing</span>, fowling, hunting, and the taking and catching of oysters and other <span class="dictionary">shellfish</span>. The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> shall review the management plan every five years. <a id="paragraph-256675" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/28.2-1504/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> In developing regulations, guidelines, or management plans under this chapter, the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> shall consult with the <span class="dictionary">Virginia Coastal Land Management Advisory Council</span>. <a id="paragraph-256676" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/28.2-1504/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1995, c. 850.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
