4VAC20-1065-10. Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth from dangers associated with unexploded ordnance located on Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Poquoson, Virginia. (See Plum Tree Island Map outlining the location of the restricted areas.)
This chapter delineates an area already designated by the federal government through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The adoption of this chapter affords the Virginia Marine Police and the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries the authority to enforce Virginia laws prohibiting entrance into the restricted area.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201, 28.2-501 and 28.2-518 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 21, Issue 12, eff. February 1, 2005.