{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-1645","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 45.2-1645","heading":"Chesapeake Bay; drilling for gas or oil prohibited","body":"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.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.","path":["Title 45.2. Mines, Minerals, and Energy","Subtitle IV. Gas and Oil","Chapter 16. Virginia Gas and Oil Act","Article 4. Drilling for Gas or Oil in the Chesapeake Bay or Tidewater Virginia; Hydraulic Fracturing"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/45.2-1645/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:34Z","sha256":"bc0be3725ba8598c74cbcabdd03da5ca60ed3d0177286067ae6346ab78d6f547","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-1644","next":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-1646"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}