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It shall also be unlawful to burn within a cave or sinkhole any material which produces any smoke or gas which is harmful to any naturally occurring organism in any cave.\n\nB\n\nAny violation of this section shall be punished as a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1287432,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person, without express, prior, written permission of the owner, to store, dump, litter, dispose of or otherwise place any refuse, garbage, dead animals, sewage, or toxic substances harmful to cave life or humans, in any cave or sinkhole. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 252 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1982, chapter 81; in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1370497,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345320,"identifier":"10.1-1005","token":"10.1\/I\/10\/10.1-1005","url":"\/10.1-1005\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1005\/","token":"10.1\/I\/10\/10.1-1005","dublin_core":{"Title":"Pollution; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1005","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span>, without express, prior, written permission of the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span>, to store, dump, litter, dispose of or otherwise place any refuse, garbage, dead animals, sewage, or toxic substances harmful to <span class=\"dictionary\">cave life<\/span> or humans, in any cave or <span class=\"dictionary\">sinkhole<\/span>. It shall also be unlawful to burn within a cave or <span class=\"dictionary\">sinkhole<\/span> any <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> which produces any smoke or gas which is harmful to any naturally occurring organism in any cave. <a id=\"paragraph-1287432\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1005\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any violation of this section shall be punished as a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1287433\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1005\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOLLUTION; PENALTIES (\u00a7 10.1-1005)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person, without express, prior, written\npermission of the owner, to store, dump, litter, dispose of or otherwise place\nany refuse, garbage, dead animals, sewage, or toxic substances harmful to cave\nlife or humans, in any cave or sinkhole. It shall also be unlawful to burn\nwithin a cave or sinkhole any material which produces any smoke or gas which is\nharmful to any naturally occurring organism in any cave.\n\nB. Any violation of this section shall be punished as a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 252, \u00a7 10-150.14; 1982, c. 81; 1988, c. 891.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}