Virginia § 28.2-616 Possession gives no preference as to assignment

Virginia Statutes

§ 28.2-616 — Possession gives no preference as to assignment

Virginia § 28.2-616

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 28.2FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS

Subtitle IITIDAL FISHERIES

Ch. 6PLANTING GROUNDS

Art. 2GENERAL OYSTER-PLANTING GROUNDS

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Va. Code Ann. § 28.2-616 (2026).

Text

Any person in possession of any general oyster-planting ground which has not been assigned according to law shall have no preference as to having it assigned to him. The ground shall be open to the first applicant.

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Legislative History

Code 1950, § 28-124; 1954, c. 352; 1958, c. 183; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-109(13); 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1970, c. 726; 1972, c. 644; 1973, c. 14; 1978, cc. 546, 548; 1980, cc. 34, 609; 1984, c. 259; 1992, c. 836.