                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

(FOR CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE, SEE § 62.1-44.119:1) DEFINITIONS (§
62.1-44.122)

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#8220;Department&#8221; means the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
		&#8220;Perennial stream&#8221; means a body of water depicted as perennial on
the most recent U.S. Geological Survey 7-1/2-minute topographic quadrangle map
(scale 1:24,000) or identified by a method, established in guidelines approved
by the Department, that does not require field verification.
		&#8220;Stream exclusion practice&#8221; means protection of a body of water by
fencing, including temporary fencing, or another physical means sufficient to
exclude livestock from such body of water. A stream exclusion practice may
include designated livestock stream crossings that satisfy criteria established
in guidelines adopted by the Department.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 1185, 1186.