Article 2 General Oyster-Planting Grounds

This article is comprised of the following sections:
  • §28.2-603 General oyster planting grounds
  • §28.2-603.1 Temporary enclosures on leased ground
  • §28.2-603.2 Commissioner to provide notice
  • §28.2-604 Eligible applicants
  • §28.2-605 Application for assignment
  • §28.2-606 Notice of application
  • §28.2-607 Survey and marking of ground
  • §28.2-608 Application, surveying, and recording fees
  • §28.2-609 Restrictions on assigned acreage and applications
  • §28.2-610 Restriction on acreage owned or operated
  • §28.2-611 Application for general planting ground in Chesapeake Bay; acreage allowed; annual rental
  • §28.2-612 Payment of annual rental; penalty for default
  • §28.2-613 Duration of lease
  • §28.2-614 Requiring lessee or transferor to have ground surveyed and plat recorded; canceling lease for failure of lessee to have survey
  • §28.2-615 Payment of costs for service, etc
  • §28.2-616 Possession gives no preference as to assignment
  • §28.2-617 Recordation of plat
  • §28.2-618 (Effective July 1, 2035) Commonwealth guarantees rights of renter subject to right of fishing
  • §28.2-619 When leases become vacant
  • §28.2-620 Delinquent ground
  • §28.2-621 Effect of proposal for navigation project
  • §28.2-622 Consolidation of lease