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Code of Virginia
Title 45.2 - MINES, MINERALS, AND ENERGYSubtitle IV - GAS AND OILChapter 16 - VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL ACT
Article 4 - DRILLING FOR GAS OR OIL IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY OR TIDEWATER VIRGINIA; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
Section 45.2-1645 - Chesapeake Bay; drilling for gas or oil prohibited

Va. Code § 45.2-1645

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Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845
Section 45.2-1645 - Chesapeake Bay; drilling for gas or oil prohibited

Notwithstanding any other law, no person shall drill for gas or oil in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay or any of its tributaries. The provisions of this subsection shall be enforced consistent with the requirements of this chapter.

Va. Code § 45.2-1645

1989, c. 325; § 62.1-195.1; 1990, c. 967; 1992, cc. 480, 887; 1993, c. 239; 1994, c. 957; 2012, cc. 785, 819; 2013, cc. 756, 793; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.