{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2817","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 55.1-2817","heading":"No authority to adopt more stringent fence laws","body":"Nothing in § 55.1-2814 shall authorize or require the boards of supervisors or other governing bodies of counties to declare a more stringent fence as a lawful fence for any county, magisterial district, or selected portion of any county than as prescribed by § 55.1-2804.Code 1950, § 8-883; 1977, c. 624, § 55-313; 2019, c. 712.","path":["Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances","Subtitle V. Miscellaneous","Chapter 28. Trespasses; Fences","Article 5. No-Fence Law"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/55.1-2817/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:29Z","sha256":"f3f2dc6456ad418628575c33bb9697f8fe75d1444231ed72860291198ba410a4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2816","next":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2818"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}