Virginia Law

A. While in waysides, rest areas, parking lots, and the environs of those spaces, all persons shall obey official posted signs and public notices.

B. No camping is permitted in waysides, rest areas, parking lots, or the environs of those spaces.

C. No person may park a vehicle in such a manner as to occupy more than one parking space in waysides, rest areas, or parking lots.

D. No person may paste, attach, or place bills, advertisements, or inscriptions on vehicles parked in waysides, rest areas, or parking lots.

E. No domestic animals may go at large in waysides, rest areas, parking lots, or the environs of those spaces.

F. While in waysides, rest areas, parking lots, and the environs of those spaces, no person may pick any flowers, foliage, or fruit; cut, break, dig up, mutilate, or injure trees, shrubs, plants, grass, turf, railings, seats, fences, structures, or other objects; or cut, carve, paint, mark, paste, or attach bills, advertisements, or inscriptions on trees, stones, fences, walls, buildings, monuments, or other objects.

G. No person may disturb or injure any bird, bird's nest or eggs, or other animal within waysides, rest areas, parking lots, or the environs of those spaces.

H. No person may dig up or remove any dirt, stones, rock, or other thing, make any excavation, quarry any stone, or lay or set off any blast or cause or assist in any of these activities within waysides, rest areas, parking lots, or the environs of those spaces, except by permit issued pursuant to the Land Use Permit Regulations (24VAC30-151).

I. No oration, demonstration, picketing, public display, assembly, dissemination, or similar activity may occur in waysides, rest areas, parking lots, or the environs of those spaces, except as may be allowed by 24VAC30-51-30 or 24VAC30-51-40. This prohibition does not apply to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

J. No person may offer any article or thing for sale within waysides, rest areas, parking lots, or the environs of those spaces, except pursuant to a vendor contract with the Virginia Department of Transportation , by permit in accordance with the Land Use Permit Regulations, or as permitted by 24VAC30-51-40.

K. No person may discharge or set off within waysides, rest areas, parking lots, or the environs of those spaces firearms, fireworks as defined in § 27-95 of the Code of Virginia, or other incendiary device, except by permit issued pursuant to the Land Use Permit Regulations.

L. No bottles, broken glass, wastepaper, or other rubbish may be left within waysides, rest areas, parking lots, or the environs of those spaces, except in such receptacles as may be provided for those materials.

M. Vehicles may only be taken into or driven upon designated locations within waysides, rest areas, parking lots, and the environs of those spaces. Drivers shall obey all traffic signs and markings posted in waysides, rest areas, and parking lots.

N. Any person found in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $100 for each offense and shall be civilly liable to the Commonwealth for all actual damage caused by a violation of this chapter.