CODE OF VIRGINIA

COVERS TO BE KEPT ON CERTAIN WELLS (§ 18.2-317)

Every person owning or occupying any land on which there is a well having a
diameter greater than six inches and which is more than ten feet deep shall at
all times keep the same covered in such a manner as not to be dangerous to human
beings, animals or fowls.Any person violating the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-74; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.