{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.15-73","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 62.1-44.15:73","heading":"Local government authority","body":"Counties, cities, and towns are authorized to exercise their police and zoning powers to protect the quality of state waters consistent with the provisions of this article.1988, cc. 608, 891, § 10.1-2108; 2013, cc. 756, 793.","path":["Title 62.1. WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS AND HARBORS","Chapter 3.1. STATE WATER CONTROL LAW","Article 2.5. CHESAPEAKE BAY PRESERVATION ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/62.1-44.15:73/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:04Z","sha256":"5a1e6edb02eb4af4ad63d48c2e0f94873cc9795516db56e0987407bcf1a310e0","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.15-72","next":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.15-74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}