Virginia § 62.1-189 Anchoring on range of range lights

Virginia Statutes

§ 62.1-189 — Anchoring on range of range lights

Virginia § 62.1-189

Title 62.1WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS AND HARBORS

Ch. 18PROTECTION OF AIDS TO NAVIGATION

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Va. Code Ann. § 62.1-189 (2026).

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It shall be unlawful for any vessel to anchor on the range of any range lights established by the United States unless such anchorage is unavoidable, and the master of any vessel so anchoring shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars, one-half of the fine in each case to be paid to the informer and one-half to the Commonwealth.

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It shall be unlawful for any vessel to anchor on the range of any range lights established by the United States unless such anchorage is unavoidable, and the master of any vessel so anchoring shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars, one-half of the fine in each case to be paid to the informer and one-half to the Commonwealth.