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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>69747</law_id><section_number>33.2-803</section_number><catch_line>Dump creating fire hazard to public bridge; penalty</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="33.2">Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Modes of Transportation: Highways, Bridges, Ferries, Rail, and Public Transportation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="8">Offenses Concerning Highways</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall be unlawful for any person to establish or maintain a public or private dump containing flammable articles within 500 feet of any public bridge constructed wholly or partly of wood so as to create a fire hazard to such bridge. Any person violating this section is guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. Each day of operation in violation of this section shall constitute a separate <span class="dictionary">offense</span>. An <span class="dictionary">offense</span> in violation of this section may be enjoined in the manner provided by <span class="dictionary">law</span> for the abatement of public nuisances.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 33-279.2; 1958, c. 91; 1970, c. 322, &#xA7; 33.1-347; 2014, c. 805.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
