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Riparian planting ground assignments; eligibility; fee (§ 28.2-600)—Virginia Decoded - Virginia Decoded
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1 Riparian Oyster-planting Grounds
§ 28.2-600 Riparian planting ground assignments; eligibility; . . .
§ 28.2-600
Riparian planting ground assignments; eligibility; fee
Any owner of land bordering on a body of water in the oyster-growing area of this Commonwealth whose shore front measures at least 205 feet at the low-water mark, who has not had as much as one-half acre of ground already assigned him on the front, or whose lease has terminated and is not to be renewed, may apply for planting grounds to the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall assign to him such ground wherever the owner may designate within his riparian waters, provided the ground does not encroach into an existing oyster-planting ground lease assigned under Article 2 (§ 28.2-603 et seq.) of this chapter. The fee for such assignment shall be $ 1.50. Such ground shall not exceed one-half acre, and shall not be less than 105 feet wide along the shore, beginning at low-water mark, extending out not more than 210 feet, or to the middle of the channel or body of water, whichever is the shorter distance. The grounds shall be surveyed, plotted, marked, assigned, and recorded as provided for assignments to persons in Article 2 (§ 28.2-603 et seq.) of this chapter. Any riparian assignment that was duly recorded in the clerk’s office of the county or city where the grounds are located, or at the Commission office prior to July 1, 1986, shall continue in effect.
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§ 28.2-528 Revocation of licenses for theft of oysters
§ 28.2-601 Riparian assignments; entitlements; obligations
§ 28.2-628 Condemnation of oyster bottoms and grounds
§ 28.2-630 Rights of riparian owners to build bulkhead or wharf
§ 28.2-645 Declaring certain areas in Pocomoke Sound, Accomack County, public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals
§ 28.2-646 Declaring certain areas in Piankatank River near Stove Point, Middlesex County, public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals
§ 28.2-826 Crassostrea ariakensis