{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.122","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 62.1-44.122","heading":"(For contingent effective date, see § 62.1-44.119:1) Definitions","body":"As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\"Department\" means the Department of Conservation and Recreation.\"Perennial stream\" means a body of water depicted as perennial on the most recent U.S. Geological Survey 7-1/2-minute topographic quadrangle map (scale 1:24,000) or identified by a method, established in guidelines approved by the Department, that does not require field verification.\"Stream exclusion practice\" means protection of a body of water by fencing, including temporary fencing, or another physical means sufficient to exclude livestock from such body of water. A stream exclusion practice may include designated livestock stream crossings that satisfy criteria established in guidelines adopted by the Department.2020, cc. 1185, 1186.","path":["Title 62.1. Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors","Chapter 3.8. Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Initiatives","Article 3. Chesapeake Bay Watershed Livestock Stream Exclusion"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/62.1-44.122/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:04Z","sha256":"ee219a02f7f5de189f44d9417d193c56f9cd74f540b56cda1a7edd4dd726bf95","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.121","next":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}