                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER AND CERTAIN OF ITS TRIBUTARIES; PENALTY (§ 28.2-312)

It is unlawful for any person to use any haul seine (i) within 100 yards of mean
low-water mark or 3 feet of water in depth at mean low water, whichever is
closer to the shore, or (ii) over any oyster ground held under lease from the
Commonwealth and marked as required by law in the waters of the Rappahannock
River east of Downing Bridge at Tappahannock, and in its tributaries east of
Downing Bridge. The restriction set forth in clause (i) shall be inapplicable
where the written consent of the adjacent landowner has been obtained.
		A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 28-89; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-81; 1992, c. 836.