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Dredging Sand and Gravel (Code of Virginia: Title 62.1. Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors; Chapter 19; §§ 62.1-190 through 62.1-193)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Virginia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1950 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Mineral resources, Water
Keyword
Minerals Soil conservation/soil improvement Mining Coastal zone management Surface water Inland waters Property rights Freshwater pollution Pollution control
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of the Code of Virginia concerns dredging sand and gravel. It provides that it shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to dredge, dig or otherwise remove and carry away any part of any deposit of sand or gravel, or mixture of sand and gravel from any part of the fastland, or beach or bluff, abutting upon any of the rivers, streams or other waters within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or from any part of the bed of such rivers, streams or other waters between high- and low-watermarks. In case any such deposit extends uninterruptedly from low watermark out into the bed of such waters, it shall, except as hereinafter provided, be unlawful to dig and carry away any part of such extended deposit lying between such low watermark and the middle line of such waters. The prohibitions of this chapter shall not apply to any owner of any fastland, bluff, beach or bed of stream, upon or in front of which such deposits may lie, nor to any person or corporation acting under written permission from, or contract with such owner.

Full text
English
Website
law.lis.virginia.gov