Va. Code § 18.2-317
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845
Every person owning or occupying any land on which there is a well having a diameter greater than six inches and which is more than ten feet deep shall at all times keep the same covered in such a manner as not to be dangerous to human beings, animals or fowls.
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Va. Code § 18.2-317